a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
[ Syn: male monarch , male monarch , rex , rex ]
(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
a competitor who holds a preeminent position
[ Syn: queen , world-beater ]
a very wealthy or powerful businessman; an oil baron
[ Syn: 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)
[ Syn: king , billie jean king , billie jean moffitt king ]
United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
[ Syn: king , b. b. king , riley b king ]
United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
[ Syn: king , 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