1. male monarch
2. sovereign, crowned head, monarch, queen
3. world-beater, rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender, baron
4. big businessman, business leader, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon, businessman, man of affairs, eminence
5. distinction, preeminence, note, King
6. Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King, tennis player, King
7. B. B. King, Riley B King, singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser, guitarist, guitar player, King
8. Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth, civil rights leader, civil rights worker, civil rights activist, checker
9. face card
10. picture card, court card, chessman
10. chess piece