Synonyms for kingmaker


Grammar : Noun
Spell : king-mey-ker
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪŋˌmeɪ kər

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Définition of kingmaker

Origin :
  • also king-maker, 1590s, originally in reference to the 15c. Earl of Warwick.
  • As in gray eminence : noun power behind the throne
  • As in power broker : noun person with power
Example sentences :
  • There was a man once in England whom they call the kingmaker.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Not till Warwick, 'the Kingmaker,' was laid low on Barnet field, did the kingly ideal become paramount.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Norwich Castle » by Matilda Maria Blake
  • The battle of Barnet witnessed the fall and death of the kingmaker, and with her champion feudalism fell.
  • Extract from : « About London » by J. Ewing Ritchie
  • His queen, Anne Neville, the daughter of the kingmaker, was on her death-bed.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 » by Various
  • Tom led forth the horses one after the other—Kingmaker, the Fiddler, Pittapat, and the others.
  • Extract from : « The Killer » by Stewart Edward White

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