English

Pronunciation

Noun

1. In the context of "motorized vehicles": The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.
2. In the context of "ten pin bowling": The pin at the front of the triangle of bowling pins.
3. The most important person in an undertaking or organization.

Synonyms

• Most important person: big cheese, big enchilada, big kahuna, bigwig, big wheel, grand poobah, head honcho, muckety muck, top banana, top dog

• Kingpin (automotive part), the pivot in the steering mechanism
• Kingpin (comics), archenemy of Daredevil, and one of the main enemies of Spider-Man in the Marvel Universe
• Kingpin Bowling, lounge bars in Australia
• Kingpin (television series), a crime/drama TV mini-series
• Kingpin (film), by the Farrelly brothers
• Kingpin: Life of Crime, a computer game
• Kingpin (chess), a satiric chess magazine
• The Kingpins, a Canadian ska band.

• The pivot in a fifth wheel coupling, railway car bogie etc.
• Original name of the band Shotgun Messiah
• A song on Wilco's Being There (album)

See also

• Crime boss