English noun: kingpin | |||
1. | kingpin (person) the most important person in a group or undertaking | ||
Synonyms | bigwig, top banana | ||
Broader (hypernym) | important person, influential person, personage | ||
2. | kingpin (artifact) bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle | ||
Synonyms | kingbolt, swivel pin | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bolt | ||
3. | kingpin (artifact) the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins | ||
Synonyms | headpin | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bowling pin, pin | ||