Ruler vs. King
Difference Between Ruler and King
Rulernoun
A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.
Kingnoun
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.Rulernoun
A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.
Kingnoun
A powerful or majorly influential person.
Rulerverb
(transitive) To beat with a ruler (as a traditional school punishment).
Kingnoun
Something that has a preeminent position.
In times of financial panic, cash is king.Rulernoun
measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
Kingnoun
A component of certain games.
Rulernoun
a person who rules or commands;
swayer of the universeKingnoun
(chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
Kingnoun
(card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
Kingnoun
A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.
Kingnoun
A king skin.
Oi mate, have you got kings?Kingnoun
A male dragonfly; a drake.
Kingnoun
A king-sized bed.
Kingverb
To crown king, to make (a person) king.
Kingverb
To rule over as king.
Kingverb
To perform the duties of a king.
Kingverb
To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
Kingverb
To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
Kingverb
To dress and perform as a drag king.
Kingnoun
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
Kingnoun
a competitor who holds a preeminent position
Kingnoun
a very wealthy or powerful businessman;
an oil baronKingnoun
preeminence in a particular category or group or field;
the lion is the king of beastsKingnoun
United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
Kingnoun
United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
Kingnoun
United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
Kingnoun
a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
Kingnoun
one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
Kingnoun
(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
