Kingpin Definition

kĭngpĭn
kingpins
noun
kingpins
A vertical pin attached to some axles to serve as the axis for a wheel spindle, so that the wheel may be turned for steering.
Webster's New World
The headpin or the center pin in bowling, tenpins, etc.
Webster's New World
The most important person or element in an enterprise or system.
American Heritage

The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard.

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kingpin
Plural:
kingpins

Origin of Kingpin

Kingpin Sentence Examples

  • Big Daddy, kingpin of the Philadelphia family, had been untouchable for as long as anyone could remember.

  • The death of Zarqawi reminds me of the death of Colombian cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar.

  • The Kingpin is a similar men's shoe to the Grifter but comes in black.

  • He manages to work his way onto the good side of powerful kingpin Frank Lopez.

  • One bad race sees Sean in hoc to local kingpin Han, who asks him to work off his debt.

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