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Klondike king
Slang, Hist.
one of the gold miners in the Klondike who struck it rich.
1910
 
"The Klondike Kings are in there, hard at it. They've been playing now for twenty-four hours, and goodness knows when they'll let up."
1938
 
No matter how crowded the boats were, there was always room for a "Klondike King" and his sweetheart or wife.