■ noun
1》 the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.
↘(also Leader of the House ) Brit. a member of the government officially responsible for initiating business in Parliament.
2》 the principal player in a music group.
3》 Brit. a leading article in a newspaper.
4》 a short strip of non-functioning material at each end of a reel of film or recording tape for connection to the spool.
5》 a length of filament attached to the end of a fishing line to carry the hook or fly.
6》 a shoot of a plant at the apex of a stem or main branch.
7》 ( ~s ) Printing a series of dots or dashes across the page to guide the eye, especially in tabulated material.
Derivatives
~less adjective
~ship noun