/ Dictionary / Index K kingfisher: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: king•fish•er Pronunciation: (king'fish"ur), [key] — n. any of numerous fish- or insect-eating birds of the family Alcedinidae that have a large head and a long, stout bill and are usually crested and brilliantly colored. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: kingfisher (Thesaurus) kingfish kingfisher daisy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language