kingpin



kingpin

1. n. a major figure in organized crime. (Underworld. From the term for the front bowling pin in a triangular array of pins.) The drug kingpins are well protected.
2. n. a boss. My uncle is the kingpin in this organization.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fallon['fælən]
Deodatus-Late Roman
Chibuzo-Western African, Igbo
Krasimira-Bulgarian
Sonal-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
ComhghÁN-Irish