Kingpin
Kingpin noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.
Usage example: finally nailed the mob kingpin who had been controlling all the gambling rackets in the city
Manager
Mutual synonyms
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Manager and Kingpin. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kingpin/manager
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