noun
a male sovereign
Synonyms
male monarch
Rex
Examples
- ruler of a kingdom
noun
a competitor who holds a preeminent position
Synonyms
noun
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
Synonyms
Examples
- an oil baron
noun
preeminence in a particular category or group or field
Examples
- the lion is the king of beasts
noun
United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
Synonyms
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean Moffitt King
noun
United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
Synonyms
B. B. King
Riley B King
noun
United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
Synonyms
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr.
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
noun
one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
noun
(chess) the weakest but the most important piece