different between monarch vs kingpin
monarch
English
Etymology
From Middle French monarque, from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek ???????? (monárkh?s), variant of ???????? (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from '????? (mónos, “only”) + ????? (arkhós, “leader”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m?n?k/
- (US) IPA(key): /?m?n?k/, /?m?n??k/
Noun
monarch (plural monarchs)
- The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act II, Scene II, line 25.
- Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd / Than is your Majesty.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act II, Scene II, line 25.
- The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, and others of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America, so called because of the designs on its wings.
- (Aboriginal English) A police officer.
- 1961, Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Text Classics 2012, p. 41:
- ‘Skippy gets off. An ya know the first thing e says to them monarch? E turns round on em an yelps, “An now ya can just gimme back that bottle.”’
- 1961, Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Text Classics 2012, p. 41:
- (often capitalised) A stag which has sixteen or more points or tines on its antlers.
- The chief or best thing of its kind.
Usage notes
See monarchy.
Synonyms
- (ruler): autocrat, autocrator, big man, despot, dictator, Führer, potentate, sovereign, tyrant
Hyponyms
- (ruler): emperor, empress, king, queen
Derived terms
- African monarch (Danaus chrysippus)
- Biak monarch (Symposiachrus brehmii))
- frilled monarch (Arses telescopthalmus)
- golden monarch (Carterornis chrysomela)
- monarch flycatcher (Monarchidae spp.)
- monarchical
- monarchism
- monarchist
- monarchy
Translations
References
- Monarch butterfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Danaus plexippus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
A monarch can have any of the following titles:
- emperor/empress
- king/queen
- prince/princess
- grand duke/grand duchess
Anagrams
- chroman, nomarch
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch monarcha, from Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek ???????? (monárkh?s), variant of ???????? (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from '????? (mónos, “only”) + ????? (arkhós, “leader”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo??n?rx/
- Hyphenation: mo?narch
- Rhymes: -?rx
Noun
monarch m (plural monarchen, diminutive monarchje n)
- monarch
Derived terms
- monarchaal
- monarchie
- monarchvlinder
monarch From the web:
- what monarchies still exist
- what monarchy
- what monarch butterflies eat
- what monarch was queen elizabeth
- what monarchy is england
- what monarchies are in north america
- what monarch had the longest reign
- what monarch caterpillars eat
kingpin
English
Etymology
king +? pin
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k??.p?n/
Noun
kingpin (plural kingpins)
- (transport) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.
- (transport) The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck.
- (ten-pin bowling) The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.
- The most important person in an undertaking or organization.
- The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard.
Synonyms
- (most important person): big cheese, big enchilada, big tamale, big kahuna, bigwig, big wheel, grand poobah, head honcho, muckety muck, top banana, top dog, big noise
Descendants
- ? Cebuano: kingpin
Translations
Anagrams
- pink gin, pinking
Cebuano
Etymology
From English kingpin.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: king?pin
Noun
kingpin
- a kingpin; the most important person in an undertaking or organization
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- what kingpin means
- what's kingpins real name
- kingpin what does it mean
- what is kingpin inclination
- what is kingpin statute
- what are kingpins on a truck
- what is kingpin offset
- what are kingpins on a semi truck
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