king
king [king kings kinged kinging] BrE [kɪŋ] NAmE [kɪŋ] noun
1. the male ruler of an independent state that has a royal family
•the kings and queens of England
•to be crowned king
•King George V
2. ~ (of sth) a person, an animal or a thing that is thought to be the best or most important of a particular type
•the king of comedy
• The lion is the king of the jungle.
3. used in compounds with the names of animals or plants to describe a very large type of the thing mentioned
•a king penguin
4. the most important piece used in the game of ↑chess, that can move one square in any direction
5. a ↑playing card with the picture of a king on it
Syn: ↑fortune, see the King's/Queen's English at ↑English, turn King's/Queen's evidence at ↑evidence, the uncrowned king/queen at ↑uncrowned
Idiom: ↑king's ransom
Word Origin:
Old English cyning, cyng, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koning and German König, also to ↑kin.
Thesaurus:
king noun C
•The King of Spain attended the ceremony.
emperor • • monarch • • ruler • • the crown • • regent • |formal sovereign •
under a/an king/emperor/monarch/ruler
become king/emperor/monarch/ruler/regent
a/an king/emperor/monarch reigns/rules
Example Bank:
•He became the uncrowned king of the East End, scoring 28 goals in his first season.
•He died bravely, serving his king.
•He is the undisputed king of talk shows.
•He was crowned king at the age of fifteen.
•He was nominated for prom king in high school.
•Life under the new king was very different.
•The kings of Sicily also ruled over the southern part of Italy.
•The new king was crowned immediately.
•the King of Spain
•the future king of England
•the king's decision to abdicate
•the uncrowned king of hip-hop
•Charles remained a close ally to the French king throughout his reign.
•His daughter, Anne, married King Richard III.
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