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king

/ˈkɪŋ/noun1 syllable

King means: a very wealthy or powerful businessperson.

Synonyms for king16

noun, as in a very wealthy or powerful businessperson

baron, business leader, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon

noun, as in United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)

Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King

noun, as in United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)

B. B. King, Riley B King

noun, as in United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)

Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr.

noun, as in a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

male monarch, Rex

also used for king

roy

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Opposites of king

What does king mean?11

noun

1

a very wealthy or powerful businessperson“an oil baron”

2

United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)

3

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

4

United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)

5

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

6

preeminence in a particular category or group or field“the lion is the king of beasts”

7

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

8

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

9

(chess) the weakest but the most important piece

10

a male competitor who holds a preeminent position

11

the husband or widower of a queen

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with king?18

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King in a sentence

  • A long time ago, there lived an old king on a small island.CM
  • Long, long ago, there lived an old king on a small island.CM
  • Once upon a time, there lived a cruel king.CM
  • Uranus, meaning 'sky', is the king who first ruled the whole world.blay_paul
  • In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.Scott
  • When the king came in, the choir began intoning praises.marcelostockle
  • In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.enteka
  • The king is dead, long live the king!pauldhunt

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Forms of king

as a noun

plural
kings