Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
king (noun)1.
a) a male monarch of a major territorial unit , especially one whose position is hereditary and who rules for life
b) a paramount chief
2.
capitalized - god christ
3.
one that holds a preeminent position , especially a chief among competitors
4.
the principal piece of each color in chess having the power to move ordinarily one square in any direction and to capture opposing pieces but being obliged never to enter or remain in check
5.
a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a king
6.
a checker that has been crowned
7.
- chinook salmon
B. B. 1925âââââ originally Am. blues musician - Riley B. King
Billie Jean 1943âââââ nÊe Am. tennis player - Moffitt
Ernest Joseph 1878â1956 Am. admiral
Martin Luther, Jr. 1929â1968 Am. clergyman & civil rights leader
Rufus 1755â1827 Am. polit. & diplomat
Stephen (Edwin) 1947âââââ Am. writer
William Lyon Mackenzie 1874â1950 Canad. statesman; prime min. (1921â26; 1926â30; 1935â48)
William Rufus de Vane 1786â1853 Am. polit.; vice pres. of the United States (1853)
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
king (noun)1.
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
SYNONIMS:
baron, captain, czar ( tsar tzar), king, lion, lord, mogul, monarch, Napoleon, prince, tycoonRELATED WORDS:
big boy, big cheese, bigfoot, biggie, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, fat cat, figure, heavy, heavyweight, honcho, kahuna, main man, mover and shaker, nabob, nawab, notable, personage, pooh-bah ( poo-bah), supremo [], VIP; celebrity, personality, star, superstar; deity, demigod, godNEAR ANTONYMS:
half-pint, lightweight, small-timer; inferior, subordinate, underling; nobody, nothing, zerothe being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
SYNONIMS:
Allah, Almighty, Author, Creator, Divinity, Eternal, Everlasting, Father, God, Godhead, Jehovah, Lord, Maker, Providence, Supreme Being, Yahweh ( Jahveh Yahveh)