kingpin

1. n. a major figure in organized crime. (Underworld. From the term for the front bowling pin in a triangular array of pins.) The drug kingpins are well protected.

2. n. a boss. My uncle is the kingpin in this organization.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Loyd	[lɔid]
Pylyp	-	Ukrainian
Achaicus	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Santiago	sahn-TYAH-go (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Whitney	['hwitni]
Gusti	-	Indonesian, Balinese