Kingfish definition
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(informal) A person in a position of uncontested authority or influence, especially a powerful political leader.
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Any of several food and game fishes of the family Sciaenidae, especially of the genus Menticirrhus, found in western Atlantic waters.
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Any of various carangid fishes.
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Any of various large food fishes found along the Atlantic or Pacific coast, esp. certain drums.
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(informal) A person with absolute power in a group.
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Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
- Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus commerson (Australia)
- Japanese meagre Argyrosomus japonicus (Australia)
- Yellowtail amberjack Seriola lalandi (Australia, New Zealand)
- Silver gemfish Rexea solandri (Australia)
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- Crevalle jack Caranx hippos (Mauritania)
- Giant trevally (sometimes travelli) Caranx ignobilis (South Africa)
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Noun
Singular:
kingfish
Plural:
kingfishes