king (n.)

  1. a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

    [ Syn: male monarch , male monarch , rex , rex ]

  2. (chess) the weakest but the most important piece

  3. a competitor who holds a preeminent position

    [ Syn: queen , world-beater ]

  4. a very wealthy or powerful businessman; an oil baron

    [ Syn: baron , big businessman , business leader , magnate , mogul , power , top executive , tycoon ]

  5. preeminence in a particular category or group or field; the lion is the king of beasts'

  6. United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)

    [ Syn: king , billie jean king , billie jean moffitt king ]

  7. United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)

    [ Syn: king , b. b. king , riley b king ]

  8. 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. ]

  9. 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

  10. one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king

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