different between overlord vs kingpin

English

Etymology

over- +? lord

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /???v?(?)l??(?)d/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /???v?(?)?l??(?)d/

Noun

overlord (plural overlords)

1. A ruler of other rulers.

2. (historical) In the English feudal system, a lord of a manor who had subinfeudated a particular manor, estate or fee, to a tenant.

3. Anyone with overarching power or authority in a given domain.

Usage notes

• (one with power or authority): This sense frequently carries negative connotations, and may imply tyranny or authoritarianism.

Derived terms

• overlordship

Related terms

• overlady

Translations

Verb

overlord (third-person singular simple present overlords, present participle overlording, simple past and past participle overlorded)

1. To rule over; to domineer.

Anagrams

• lord over

English

Etymology

king +? pin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??.p?n/

Noun

kingpin (plural kingpins)

1. (transport) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.
2. (transport) The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck.
3. (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.
4. The most important person in an undertaking or organization.
5. 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

1. a kingpin; the most important person in an undertaking or organization