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king meaning and definition
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Definition of king (noun)
- a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- synonyms: male monarch, Rex
- antonym: female monarch
- a competitor who holds a preeminent position
- synonyms: queen, world-beater
- a very wealthy or powerful businessman
- "an oil baron"
- synonyms: baron, big businessman, business leader, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon
- preeminence in a particular category or group or field
- "the lion is the king of beasts"
- United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
- synonyms: Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King
- United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
- synonyms: B. B. King, Riley B King
- 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.
- 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
- one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
- (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
Source: Princeton University Wordnet