KING

(noun) (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
(noun) one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
(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) a very wealthy or powerful businessman
"an oil baron"
synonyms : baron , big businessman , business leader , magnate , mogul , power , top executive , tycoon
Being a business magnate, he had a busy social life. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
synonyms : male monarch , rex
(noun) a competitor who holds a preeminent position
synonyms : queen , world-beater
(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) United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
synonyms : b. b. king , riley b king
(noun) United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
synonyms : billie jean king , billie jean moffitt king
(noun) preeminence in a particular category or group or field
"the lion is the king of beasts"

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