queenpin
Female crime lord
A queenpin is a woman who leads a criminal organization—the female counterpart to kingpin.
The term appears most often in journalism and crime fiction to describe women running drug cartels, smuggling operations, or other illegal enterprises: She rose from street dealer to queenpin of the entire trafficking network.
Female baptismal sponsor
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- mob bossCriminal organization's top figure
crime lord · drug lord · racketeer · trafficker · smuggler · mastermind · underworld · gangster
godmother
Female baptismal sponsor
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
mob boss · crime lord · drug lord · racketeer · trafficker · smuggler · mastermind · underworld · gangster · capo
godmother
Female baptismal sponsor
clan · bloodline · legacy · heir · succession · empire · household · network · loyalty · respect
power
Energy transfer rate
dominance · supremacy · leadership · reign · ascendancy · grip · hold · clout · leverage · sway
- organized crimemafia, mob, the mob, syndicate, crime syndicate
queenpinunderling
Person of lower rank
henchman · lackey · foot soldier · minion · flunky
queenpinpolice commissioner
Head of police department
FBI director · prosecutor · district attorney · crime fighter · chief of police
queenpinaccomplice
Crime's willing helper
follower · hanger-on · lieutenant · puppet · stooge
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