king
- noun
- /kɪŋ/
- One, Blake has been a loyal subject of the king for all of his forty-seven years.
The one and only, the king, the undisputed King.
- The one and only, the king, the undisputed King.
- The bond, the bond market seems to be the king or queen.
- A decision maker, a king, a president, ACEO.
- Where is Ferris the king of being late?
- You know your rentals are king, passive incomes king.
- Was this made by Spencer, the king of the Games channel?
- You know when you're the king, you make the big bucks.
Examples
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The one and only, the king, the undisputed King.
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The director was considered the king of independent cinema, winning numerous awards for his films.
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Feels good to be king and be rich.
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Left a kid, returned a king.
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You can live like kings for the rest of your lives.
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"A king's got to do what a king's got to do," he said.
Fiction book (1993) -
I would no longer be the fastest kid in America, or the king of the running broad jump.
Fiction book (1994) -
The billionaire media king would be looking out for her and her work.
Fiction book (1990) -
More than 20 years after its construction, Effelsberg is still the king of steerable dishes.
Academic text (1996) -
And now, ladies and gentlemen, in the centre ring, the king of the clowns, Milo Tindolini!
Synonyms
A very important and influential person in a field
A rich and powerful person in business
A very rich and powerful person who owns or controls big companies
The most important person who controls a group or activity
A very rich and powerful person who controls a large business or industry
A very rich and powerful person who owns or runs large businesses
A person who is best in a group or class
A very important person in a group or organization, often the most powerful
An important person who makes key decisions for a group
A person who is the most important leader in a field
Idioms
Compounds
A public holiday in the United States on the third Monday in January to honor Martin Luther King Jr
- Literature
An English translation of the Bible first published in 1611, known for beautiful language and its influence
- Offensive
A man or boy who makes his feelings seem bigger than they are to get attention
- Specialized
A large fish with a long pointed nose eaten as food and often caught for sport
A very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska with a spiny shell and sweet meat
- US
A North American snake that does not have venom and often eats other snakes and small animals
A large penguin with bright orange head patches that lives on islands near Antarctica
- Informal
A person who often says they are unhappy and finds fault with many small things
A large crab that lives in cold northern Pacific waters near Alaska and Japan
Meat from the legs of a large crab that lives in cold northern waters, usually sweet and tender
The sweet meat from the legs of a very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska
- US
A large black-and-white bird with a colorful bare head that eats dead animals in Central and South America
- Australian
An evergreen mountain tree from Tasmania with sharp leaves that curve inward
- Literature
A round table where King Arthur and his knights sat as equals
A very large thin fish from deep water with a long body and a bright red fin
- Archaic
A ruler of German lands in the Middle Ages who princes often choose before becoming Holy Roman Emperor
- Specialized
A vertical post in the middle of a triangular roof frame that supports the beam
A United States holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr held on a Monday near January 15
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
King comes from an old word kin meaning 'family' or 'people', and it originally meant the leader or best of a group. So calling someone the 'king' of a field (like music or sport) means they are the most important or powerful there.