What does leader mean?
Definitions for leader
ˈli dərlead·er
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word leader.
Princeton's WordNet
leader(noun)
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
drawing card, loss leader, leader(noun)
a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers
Wiktionary
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Leader(noun)
one who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor
Leader(noun)
one who goes first
Leader(noun)
one having authority to direct; a chief; a commander
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
Leader(noun)
a block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places
Leader(noun)
the principal wheel in any kind of machinery
Leader(noun)
a horse placed in advance of others; one of the forward pair of horses
Leader(noun)
a pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground; a conductor
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
Leader(noun)
a branch or small vein, not important in itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one
Leader(noun)
the first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article
Leader(noun)
a type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face
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
Freebase
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
leader
A chief. Also, the conducting ship, boat, or man in an enterprise. Also, the guide in firing rockets.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
leader
A chief, a commander; a captain. Also the directing musician of a band.
Editors Contribution
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'leader' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1076
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'leader' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1818
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'leader' in Nouns Frequency: #232
Anagrams for leader »
redeal
dealer
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of leader in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of leader in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of leader in a Sentence
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.
We have the team in place, we have the enthusiastic spiritual leader at the helm in Tim Westergren and everything is full speed ahead.
A leader must be constantly aware of the power of his words .... and his silences.
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.
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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Translations for leader
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- መሪAmharic
- قائد, زعيم, رئيسArabic
- líder, dirigentCatalan, Valencian
- vedoucí, velitel, vůdceCzech
- lederDanish
- Führerin, Leitartikel, Leiter, Führer, Anführerin, Leittier, Hauptmann, Regenrinne, Kopf, AnführerGerman
- αρχηγός, ηγέτης, κύριο άρθροGreek
- gvidantoEsperanto
- líder, dirigenteSpanish
- رهبر, لیدرPersian
- syöksytorvi, pääkirjoitus, johtajaFinnish
- dirigeant, chef, leaderFrench
- ceannardScottish Gaelic
- ard-artManx
- מנהיג, מנהיגהHebrew
- नेताHindi
- dirijanHaitian Creole
- parancsnok, vezér, pártvezér, vezetőHungarian
- pemimpinIndonesian
- chefoIdo
- duce, capoItalian
- מַנהִיגHebrew
- 指導者, リーダー, 首領Japanese
- ನಾಯಕKannada
- 指導者, 지도자, 리더Korean
- سهرۆکKurdish
- ductrix, ductor, duces, dūx, princepsLatin
- vadonisLatvian
- pemimpin, ketuaMalay
- leider, aanvoerster, leidster, aanvoerderDutch
- fører, lederNorwegian
- naatʼáaniiNavajo, Navaho
- przywódca, rynna, liderPolish
- líderPortuguese
- umaQuechua
- lider, conducătorRomanian
- руководитель, передови́ца, вождь, водосто́чная труба́, лидер, вожа́кRussian
- вођа, vođaSerbo-Croatian
- ledareSwedish
- kiongoziSwahili
- தலைவர்Tamil
- నాయకుడుTelugu
- ผู้นำThai
- መራሒTigrinya
- liderTurkish
- лідерUkrainian
- رہنماUrdu
- lãnh đạo, 領導Vietnamese
- פירערYiddish
- 领导者Chinese
- inhloko, umholiZulu
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