kingpin

Converse of object

• become: The warlords have become drug kingpins, engaged in spectacular corruption, or deeply embedded themselves in national politics.

Adjective modifier

• local: One bad race sees Sean in hoc to local kingpin Han, who asks him to work off his debt.
• Colombian: The death of Zarqawi reminds me of the death of Colombian cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar.
• blue-chip: Likely lose your you are in blue-chip kingpins unwind.
• would-be: The seriousness with which politicians court media executives reflects the media's potential to make or break the ambitions of would-be political kingpins.
• foreign: It provides a statutory framework for the President to impose sanctions against foreign drug kingpins and their organizations on a worldwide scale.
• old: Modern bearings have made life for the old kingpin more difficult for two reasons.

Modifies a noun

• assembly: The kingpin assembly can now be pivoted upwards with the shock absorber arms.

Noun used with modifier

• drug: Prosecutors have this week accused the label of writing checks to a convicted drug kingpin 's company in exchange for " dirty cash " .
• crime: Cheadle will play a crime kingpin in the Caribbean who tries to lure Brosnan out of retirement.
• industry: They are not industry kingpins and rely largely on talented management to progress.