Bigwig (5) A "kingpin" is another word for an important person. The expression comes from the game of bowling. The kingpin is the number one pin. with the bowling ball, the kingpin will make all the other nine pins fall. And that is the object of the game. So, the most important person in a project or business is the "kingpin." If the kingpin is removed, the business or project will likely fail. Kingpin is often used to describe an important criminal, or the leader of a criminal gang. A newspaper may report, for example, that police have the suspected kingpin of a car-stealing operation.    ´Ù¶ô¿ø ÊÊ 'Voice of America'¿¡¼­ ¹ßÃéÇÑ ³»¿ëÀÔ´Ï´Ù.