n. Function: noun
1 one that takes the lead or initiative FF1C; each group selected its own leader for the tour FF1E;
Synonyms: ||bell cow, bellwether, dean, doyen, guide, lead, pilot
Related Words: 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 FF1C; the company had only one leader FF1E;
Synonyms: boss, chief, chieftain, cock, dominator, head, headman, hierarch, honcho, master
Related Words: captain, commander, general; director, principal, superintendent, superior; foreman, manager, straw boss
Contrasted Words: inferior, subaltern, subordinate, underling, understrapper
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Synonyms: NOTABLE 1, big-timer, ||big wheel, bigwig, chief, dignitary, eminence, lion, luminary, notability