KINGPIN


Meaning of KINGPIN in English

noun Date: 1801 any of several bowling pins: as, headpin , the pin that stands in the middle of a triangular arrangement of bowling pins, the chief person in a group or undertaking, 3. kingbolt , a pin connecting the two parts of a knuckle joint (as in an automobile steering linkage)

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster.      Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер.