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Plural of kingpin

regular plural

The plural of kingpin is kingpins.

Forms of kingpin

Singularkingpin /ˈkɪŋ.pɪn/
Pluralkingpins
Countablecountable

Kingpins in a sentence

  • The sole exceptions were the kingpins, which remained virtually unworn.2000, Jared Diamond, Why Is Sex Fun?, Phoenix, →ISBN, page 152
  • Powerful female Dalatrasses are dynasts and political kingpins.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians: Culture Codex entry

Meaning of kingpin

  1. noun The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place.
  2. noun The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck.
  3. noun The most important person in a usually evil undertaking or organization, often a druglord.

Full definition of kingpin

Questions about the plural of kingpin

What is the plural of kingpin?
The plural of kingpin is kingpins.
Is kingpin countable?
Kingpin is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kingpin (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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