Synonyms
- big
- big boy
- big cheese
- big gun
- big leaguer
- big shot
- big wheel
- big-timer
- bigfoot
- biggie
- bigwig
- fat cat
- heavy
- heavy hitter
- heavyweight
- high-muck-a-muck
- high-muckety-muck
- honcho
- kahuna
- kingfish
- major leaguer
- muckety-muck
- muck-a-muck
- mucky-muck
- nabob
- nawab
- nibs
- nob [chiefly British]
- pooh-bah
- poo-bah
- wheel
Examples of kingpin in a Sentence
kingpins of the movie industry
a police sting that nabbed several kingpins of the city's drug trade
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Shortly after the 2008 Financial Crisis, Bowyer befriended Owen Hanson, an international drug kingpin and former USC football walk-on, ESPN reported this spring.
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Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article Former drug kingpin Rayful Edmond, whose dealing fueled the 1980s crack epidemic in Washington, D.C. died Tuesday, months after being released from prison.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
In and of itself, that should outrage the conscience: As Scheller points out, this operation wasn’t masterminded by drug kingpins at all.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
The story of a humble laborer turned international smuggling kingpin, the first Pushpa became the biggest Telugu blockbuster ever.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article Former drug kingpin Rayful Edmond, whose dealing fueled the 1980s crack epidemic in Washington, D.C. died Tuesday, months after being released from prison.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
In and of itself, that should outrage the conscience: As Scheller points out, this operation wasn’t masterminded by drug kingpins at all.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
The story of a humble laborer turned international smuggling kingpin, the first Pushpa became the biggest Telugu blockbuster ever.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Kingpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingpin. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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