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leader
[ lee-der ]
noun
- a person or thing that leads.
- a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group.
- Music.
- a conductor or director, as of an orchestra, band, or chorus.
- the player at the head of the first violins in an orchestra, the principal cornetist in a band, or the principal soprano in a chorus, to whom any incidental solos are usually assigned.
- a featured article of trade, especially one offered at a low price to attract customers. Compare loss leader.
- Journalism.
- Also called leading article. British. the principal editorial in a newspaper.
- blank film or tape at the beginning of a length of film or magnetic tape, used for threading a motion-picture camera, tape recorder, etc. Compare trailer ( def 6 ).
- Angling.
- a length of nylon, silkworm gut, wire, or the like, to which the lure or hook is attached.
- the net used to direct fish into a weir, pound, etc.
- a pipe for conveying rainwater downward, as from a roof; downspout.
- a horse harnessed at the front of a team.
- leaders, Printing. a row of dots or a short line to lead the eye across a space.
- Nautical. lead 1( def 40b ).
- a duct for conveying warm air from a hot-air furnace to a register or stack.
- Mining. a thin vein of ore connected with a large vein.
leader
/ ˈːə /
noun
- a person who rules, guides, or inspires others; head
- music
- Also called (esp US and Canadian)concertmaster the principal first violinist of an orchestra, who plays solo parts, and acts as the conductor's deputy and spokesman for the orchestra
- a conductor or director of an orchestra or chorus
- the first man on a climbing rope
- the leading horse or dog in a team
- an article offered at a sufficiently low price to attract customers See also loss leader
- a statistic or index that gives an advance indication of the state of the economy
- Also calledleading article the leading editorial in a newspaper
- nautical another term for fairlead
- a strip of blank film or tape used to facilitate threading a projector, developing machine, etc, and to aid identification
- plural printing rows of dots or hyphens used to guide the reader's eye across a page, as in a table of contents
- botany any of the long slender shoots that grow from the stem or branch of a tree: usually removed during pruning
- a member of the Government having primary authority in initiating legislative business (esp in the phrases Leader of the House of Commons and Leader of the House of Lords )
- the senior barrister, usually a Queen's Counsel, in charge of the conduct of a case Compare junior
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- İ· adjective
- ܲ·İ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The UK and France are among hundreds of countries impacted and its leaders have said nothing is off the table.
The Trump administration has canceled more than a dozen international student visas at California campuses, including UCLA, UC San Diego and Stanford, university leaders, students and faculty at campuses confirmed to The Times.
Sir Keir is holding talks with other European leaders to discuss how to respond to the White House's trade moves.
Conservatism coevolved with the opportunism of its leaders and the character of the American people who voted for its politicians.
Popular discontent emboldened both the Nazis and the Communists, and increasingly, industrial and banking leaders came to see Hitler as the weapon they could wield to crush the radical left.
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