Term Gallery logo

Meanings of kingpin in английском

русский
шкворень
испанский
pivote de direccion
Wikidata

Automotive part.

Related terms
шкворень
каталонский
peix gros

The most important person in a group or undertaking.

peix gros
каталонский
pern gros
испанский
muñón de articulación

Bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle.

pern gros
каталонский
bitlla davantera
испанский
bolo central

The front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins.

bitlla davantera
No examples available for any of the synonyms
Usage of kingpin in английском
1
He said a kingpin structure existed where older boys assaulted younger ones.
Radio NZ
2
The charge: being the kingpin of a massive international DVD piracy ring.
Wired
3
The FBI accuses 30-year-old Beauregard Wattigney of being counterfeit coupon kingpin ThePurpleLotus.
Wired
4
In July, a federal judge sent the kingpin to prison for life.
Reuters
5
He neither dissed the hedge fund kingpin nor sucked up to him.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
6
The pop-soul kingpin has been based in Europe for a couple of weeks.
The Irish Times
7
President Enrique Pena Nieto put the kingpin's capture down to outstanding police work.
Reuters
8
But this time, the virtual computing kingpin took a different tack.
Wired
9
The hitman apparently worked for Guzman, but refused to say the kingpin's name.
Reuters
10
No ivory-trafficking kingpin has ever been caught, and this centuries-old trade continues unabated.
The South African
11
This is, of course, the club historically associated with drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
The Guardian
12
But both Russia and the OPEC kingpin are already pumping nearly flat out.
Reuters
13
Ross continues to flaunt his mastery of the hip-hop kingpin character.
Reuters
14
The one-time Hollywood kingpin has denied having nonconsensual sex with anyone.
Reuters
15
The same can hold true for business as recruitment kingpin Manpower discovered this week.
The Irish Times
16
With his wealth of business success and political contacts, he is the undisputed kingpin.
Reuters
About this term
More collocations
Translations for kingpin
русский
шкворень
Kingpin through the time
Kingpin across language varieties
United States of America
Common