noun
- A male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom.
- synonyms: male monarch, Rex
- A competitor who holds a preeminent position.
- synonyms: queen, world-beater
- A very wealthy or powerful businessman.
- usage: "an oil baron"
- synonyms: baron, big businessman, business leader, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon
- Preeminence in a particular category or group or field.
- usage: "the lion is the king of beasts"
- United States woman tennis player (born in 1943.
- synonyms: Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King
- United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925.
- synonyms: B. B. King, Riley B King
- United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968.
- synonyms: 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.
- Chess) the weakest but the most important piece. (.
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