noun
Meaning 1
The lion, Panthera leo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: king of beasts
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
King of the Jungle
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noun
Meaning 2
Someone who dominates some scene, being the leader in their field, the dominant criminal in a region, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, idiomatic
Examples
- He thinks he's King of the Jungle around here? He's got another think coming.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: king of the hill, king of the castle, top dog, baron, big cheese, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, bigwig, big wheel, boss, grand poobah, head honcho, heavy hitter, heavyweight, high muckamuck, high muckety-muck, king of all one surveys, kingpin, macher, mayor, muckamuck, muckety muck, mugwump, numero uno, panjandrum, poobah, rooster, somebody, top banana, top boy, top cat, top gun, very important person, VIP, wheel
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see king, jungle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Referring to the lion being one of the top predators in India (alongside the tiger) and the African continent, which were depicted in Western pop culture as jungles.