Kingpin and Nob

Kingpin

Kingpin noun - One of high position or importance within a group.
Usage example: a police sting that nabbed several kingpins of the city's drug trade

Nob and kingpin are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Nob" instead a noun "Kingpin".

Nob

Nob noun - One of high position or importance within a group.
Usage example: all of the London's political nobs were there for the dedication of the memorial

Kingpin and nob are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kingpin" instead a noun "Nob".
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