kingpin
📖 Definitions
noun
1. The most important person in an organization, especially one who is the head of a crime organization.
2. The tallest, foremost, or the central pin in an arrangement of bowling pins.
3. A main bolt, for example, a large vertical bolt in an axle of a vehicle.
💬 Usage Examples
“Cartels have a way of reorganising, and new kingpins are already moving into the vacant space in the market.” Laundering in Texas; The Economist (London, UK); Oct 26, 1996.