king
/kˈɪŋ/
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Definitions
Noun
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
Noun
a competitor who holds a preeminent position
Noun
a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
Noun
preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"
Noun
United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
Noun
United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
Noun
United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
Noun
a checker that has been moved to the opponent''s first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
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one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
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(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
Synonyms
B. B. King
baron
big businessman
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean Moffitt King
business leader
magnate
male monarch
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr.
mogul
power
queen
Rex
Riley B King
top executive
tycoon
world-beater
More General Terms
businessman
challenger
checker
chequer
chess piece
chessman
competition
competitor
contender
court card
crowned head
distinction
eminence
face card
man of affairs
monarch
note
picture card
preeminence
rival
sovereign