leader
pronunciation
How to pronounce leader in British English:
UK [ˈliːdə(r)]
How to pronounce leader in American English:
US [ˈliːdər]
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- Noun:
- a person who rules or guides or inspires others
- a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers
Word Origin
- leader (n.)
- Old English lædere "one who leads," agent noun from lædan (see lead (v.)). As a title for the head of an authoritarian state, from 1918 (translating führer, Duce, caudillo, etc.). Meaning "writing or statement meant to begin a discussion or debate" is late 13c.; in modern use often short for leading article (1807) "opinion piece in a British newspaper" (leader in this sense attested from 1837).
Synonym
bandmaster coryphaeus conductor chorister major drum band maestro choirmaster precentor concertmaster
vaunt-courier predecessor precursor advance forerunner groundbreaker frontiersman outrider avant-courier guard explorer antecedent pioneer pathfinder foregoer trailblazer spearhead vanguard
Example
- 1. The north korea leader died saturday .
- 2. What world leader do you admire ?
- 3. A war leader unsuited for peacetime ?
- 4. And no global leader will emerge .
- 5. The new leader will need such mettle .