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noun(king)a very wealthy or powerful businessman
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noun(king)United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
Synonyms: b. b. king, riley b king,
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noun(king)United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
Synonyms: billie jean king, billie jean moffitt king,
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noun(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.,
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noun(king)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
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noun(king)(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
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noun(king)one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
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noun(king)preeminence in a particular category or group or field
Examples:
The lion is the king of beasts.