kingfish

noun

ˈkiŋ-ˌfish How to pronounce kingfish (audio)
Definition of kingfishnext
as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group as a kingfish in the state's political circles, he was accustomed to being courted by presidential hopefuls

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Recent Examples of kingfish Farther out in the Gulf waters, offshore trophies such as tuna, kingfish, sailfish, and marlin prove bountiful game. — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 Here, a pontoon boat included in the sale makes for long, sunny days out on the water catching yellowtail kingfish, bream, and snapper—all local to the area. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025 Bonito also make a wonderful bait for species ranging from wahoo and kingfish to grouper and snapper. — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025 The oysters share a menu with only-in-the-Emirates ingredients like khansour, a mountain plant often used in salads, and kingfish from the Arabian Gulf, served ceviche-style. — Samantha Wood, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for kingfish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kingfish
  1. heavyweight
  2. heavy
  3. big
  4. king
  5. lion
Noun
  • An Albanian heavyweight who stands six foot five and who has compiled a record of 20-1 with 20 knockouts.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The losses underscore how South Korea's retail investing culture has amplified swings in the country's technology heavyweights, even as analysts argue the long-term outlook for memory-chip makers remains intact.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Blair Baek, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of heavyweight
Noun
  • Soon after Rhaenyra executes Otto Hightower, who was once mastermind of that family’s schemes, Ormund steps up to be the faction’s new heavy.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
  • Shares of Meta are flat on the year, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 is up 18%.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of heavy
Noun
  • Plus, if Seattle wants to move Magbegor to create space for the young bigs, then other teams will know the Storm are doing so from a position of weakness.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Data show those players have about an 11% chance to reach the bigs (compared to about 81% for those picked in the first round).
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of big
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  • The turnaround shocked even heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk, whose face ringside was caught by TV cameras.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • The reunion was instead moved to Highgrove House, the king's country residence in Gloucestershire, England.
    — Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 25 July 2026
Definition of king
Noun
  • Anchored by Valdez himself, now in his 80s and filling the camera frame like a grandfatherly lion, the film supplements his vivid biographical details with rich archival footage and testimonials from family members, collaborators and peers.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Natural Selection’s new-build camp Tawana is set amid Botswana’s Moremi Game Reserve, some 1,900 square miles of grassland and flood plain teeming with antelope and elephants, lions and hippos.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Definition of lion

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“Kingfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kingfish. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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