leader
noun
- 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.
- leading article(def 1).
- Also called leading article.British. the principal editorial in a newspaper.
- 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM leader
lead·er·less, adjective sub·lead·er, nounWords nearby leader
Example sentences from the Web for leader
Their leader, Njie, still going by “Dave” during the operation, would stay a safe distance away until the State House was secure.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country |Jacob Siegel |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEASTHe affected an anchorman finesse in apologizing for “past mistakes” as a Ku Klux Klan leader.
The seedlings of his potential greatness as a leader are sprinkled throughout it.
Jennie kept his parliamentary vestments for her son, apparently instilling in Winston the sense that he would be a leader.
The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain |Tim Teeman |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Poor Steve Scalise is getting a bad rap,” Knight, a long-time aide to former KKK leader David Duke, told The Daily Beast.
Meantime, the leader, to whom thousands were looking up, was miserable and alone.
The Eternal City |Hall CaineDuring these years, however, he was equally active as a leader in politics.
The History of the Negro Church |Carter Godwin WoodsonNevertheless he is called to be a "leader," with the responsibilities and duties of a leader.
Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews |Handley C.G. MouleThe race ends when the flag returns to the leader, who waves the same above his head, indicating the close of the race.
School, Church, and Home Games |George O. DraperArrived there, the leader turned south, for we were not yet high enough.
Cavalry of the Clouds |Alan Bott
British Dictionary definitions for leader
noun
- 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
- US a conductor or director of an orchestra or chorus
- the first man on a climbing rope
- the leading horse or dog in a team