King - Definition
king
n 1: a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom [syn: king, male
monarch, Rex] [ant: female monarch, queen, queen
regnant]
2: a competitor who holds a preeminent position [syn: king,
queen, world-beater]
3: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn:
baron, big businessman, business leader, king,
magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon]
4: preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the
lion is the king of beasts"
5: United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) [syn:
King, Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King]
6: United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in
1925) [syn: King, B. B. King, Riley B King]
7: 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.]
8: 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
9: one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture
of a king
10: (chess) the weakest but the most important piece