LEADER


Meaning of LEADER in English

noun

1.

one that takes the lead or initiative

each group selected its own leader for the tour

Synonyms: ||bell cow, bellwether, dean, doyen, guide, lead, pilot

Related Word: pacemaker, pacesetter; forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor; conductor, director, rector

Contrasted words: adherent, dependent, hanger-on, henchman, satellite

Antonyms: follower

2.

a person in whom resides authority or ruling power

the company had only one leader

Synonyms: boss, chief, chieftain, cock, dominator, head, headman, hierarch, honcho, master

Related Word: captain, commander, general; director, principal, superintendent, superior; foreman, manager, straw boss

Contrasted words: inferior, subaltern, subordinate, underling, understrapper

3.

Synonyms: notable 1, big-timer, ||big wheel, bigwig, chief, dignitary, eminence, lion, luminary, notability

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