female ruler
1 the female ruler of an independent state that has a royal family:
to become / be crowned queen * kings and queens * the Queen of Norway * Queen Victoria
2 (also queen consort) the wife of a king
best in group
3 ~ (of sth) a woman, place or thing that is thought to be one of the best in a particular group or area:
the queen of fashion * a movie queen * Venice, queen of the Adriatic
at festival
4 a woman or girl chosen to perform official duties at a festival or celebration:
a carnival queen * a May queen (= at a festival to celebrate the coming of spring) * a homecoming queen
seealsoBEAUTYQUEEN
in chess
5 the most powerful piece used in the game of CHESS that can move any number of squares in any direction
in cards
6 a playing card with the picture of a queen on it
insect
7 a large female insect that lays eggs for the whole group:
a queen bee
homosexual
8 (informal, !!!) an offensive word for a male HOMOSEXUAL who behaves more like a woman than a man:
a drag queen (= a man dressed in women's clothes)
IDIOMS see ENGLISH, EVIDENCE, UNCROWNED
