ringleader
pronunciation
How to pronounce ringleader in British English:
UK [ˈrɪŋli:də(r)]
How to pronounce ringleader in American English:
US [ˈrɪŋˌlidɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)
Word Origin
- ringleader (n.)
- c. 1500, from Middle English phrase to lead the ring (mid-14c.), probably from a medieval metaphor from dancing. See ring (n.1) + lead (v.1).
Example
- 1. The ringleader of an international network who shared up to 1 00000 indecent images of children on facebook has been jailed for four years .
- 2. The ringleader spoke in dead tongues , does he now ?
- 3. I knew my kid wasn 't the ringleader .
- 4. Spoke the ringleader , the guy was as tall as me or even taller and was made of pure muscle .
- 5. Authorities have previously alleged that mr. gonzalez was the ringleader of a data breach that siphoned off more than 40 million credit-card numbers from the tjx cos.and others last year , costing the parent company of the tj maxx retail chain $ 200 million .