Definitions for leader
ˈli dərlead·er

Princeton's WordNet(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. leader(noun)

   a person who rules or guides or inspires others

2. drawing card, loss leader, leader(noun)

   a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers

Wiktionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. leader(Noun)

   Any person or thing that leads or conducts.

   Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

2. leader(Noun)

   One who goes first.

   Follow the leader.

   Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

3. leader(Noun)

   One having authority to direct.

   We elected her team leader.

   Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

4. leader(Noun)

   One who leads a political party or group of elected party members; sometimes used in titles.

   Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

5. leader(Noun)

   A person or thing that leads in a certain field in terms of excellence, success, etc.

   The company is the leader in home remodeling in the county.

   Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

6. leader(Noun)

   A performer who leads a band, choir, or a section of an orchestra.

   Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

7. leader(Noun)

   The first violin in a symphony orchestra; the concertmaster.

   Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

8. leader(Noun)

   The dominant animal in a pack of animals, such as wolves or lions.

   Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

9. leader(Noun)

   An animal placed in advance of others, especially on a team of horse, oxen, or dogs.

   Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

10. leader(Noun)

    A fast-growing terminal shoot of a woody plant.

    Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

11. leader(Noun)

    A pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground.

    Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

12. leader(Noun)

    The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article; a lead story.

    Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

13. leader(Noun)

    A section of line between the main fishing line and the snell of a hook, intended to be more resistant to bites and harder for a fish to detect than the main fishing line.

    Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

14. leader(Noun)

    A piece of material at the beginning or end of a reel or roll to allow the material to the threaded or fed onto something, as a reel of film onto a projector or a roll of paper onto a rotary printing press.

    Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

15. leader(Noun)

    A loss leader or a popular product sold at a normal price.

    Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

16. leader(Noun)

    A type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face.

    Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

17. leader(Noun)

    A row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to the right word or number.

    Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

18. leader(Noun)

    A net for leading fish into a pound, weir, etc.

    Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

19. leader(Noun)

    A branch or small vein, not important in itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one.

    Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

20. leader(Noun)

    A block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places.

    Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

21. leader(Noun)

    The drive wheel in any kind of machinery.

    Etymology: From leder, ledere, from lædere, equivalent to . Cognate with ledar, leidar, lieder, leider, Leiter, leder, ledare, leiðari.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Leader(noun)

   one who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor

2. Leader(noun)

   one who goes first

3. Leader(noun)

   one having authority to direct; a chief; a commander

4. Leader(noun)

   a performer who leads a band or choir in music; also, in an orchestra, the principal violinist; the one who plays at the head of the first violins

5. Leader(noun)

   a block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places

6. Leader(noun)

   the principal wheel in any kind of machinery

7. Leader(noun)

   a horse placed in advance of others; one of the forward pair of horses

8. Leader(noun)

   a pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground; a conductor

9. Leader(noun)

   a net for leading fish into a pound, weir, etc. ; also, a line of gut, to which the snell of a fly hook is attached

10. Leader(noun)

    a branch or small vein, not important in itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one

11. Leader(noun)

    the first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article

12. Leader(noun)

    a type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face

13. Leader(noun)

    a row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to the right word or number

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1. Leader

   The Leader is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. In 2009, The Leader was ranked as IGN's 63rd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Actor Tim Blake Nelson portrays Dr. Samuel Sterns in the 2008 superhero film, The Incredible Hulk.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. leader

   A chief. Also, the conducting ship, boat, or man in an enterprise. Also, the guide in firing rockets.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. leader

   A chief, a commander; a captain. Also the directing musician of a band.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. leader

   A person with the accurate and specific ability, experience, knowledge, skills, integrity, honesty, tools, technology and passion to unite people and create a sense and culture of unity, teamwork and accurate improvement for the optimum health, human rights, well-being and shared prosperity of every person.

   The leader was exemplary in her behavior and always led by example.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'leader' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1076

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'leader' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1818

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'leader' in Nouns Frequency: #232

Anagrams for leader »

1. redeal

2. dealer

How to pronounce leader?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of leader in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of leader in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of leader in a Sentence

1. George Conway:

   Taking George Conway down by taking George Conway off these platforms and not giving George Conway, showing that George Conway is powerless to do anything about it and then ultimately sending George Conway back to Mar-a-Lago is going to diminishes appeal to these people who really seek some kind of authoritarian leader.

2. Mike Herring:

   We have the team in place, we have the enthusiastic spiritual leader at the helm in Tim Westergren and everything is full speed ahead.

3. Simon MacDonald:

   A leader must be constantly aware of the power of his words .... and his silences.

4. Harry Reid:

   To have the Republicans with a straight face, after they have filibustered hundreds and hundreds of times issues that are of immense consequence to our country now come back and say, 'Well we shouldn't do it here,' so this is just, in effect, being kind of a poor loser. Because the fact is that how Leader McConnell can come out there without grimacing when he would say something like that is beyond my ability to comprehend.

5. Doug Collins:

   Anybody who looks to ISIS right now ought to look to their leader who went pretty, cowered in a corner and blew himself up.

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