spearheadverb [ T ]
uk/ˈspɪə.hed/us/ˈspɪr.hed/to lead something such as an attack or a course of action:
British troops spearheaded the invasion.
Joe Walker will be spearheading our new marketing initiative.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Describing the leading position
- ahead
- be in the front line idiom
- be streets ahead idiom
- front
- frontier
- lead 1
- lead the field/pack/world idiom
- leading edge
- pacemaker
- pioneering
- standard-bearer
- street
- the cutting edge
- the forefront
- the front line
- the frontiers of sth idiom
- the vanguard
- trailblazer
- van
spearheadnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈspɪə.hed/us/ˈspɪr.hed/a person or group that leads something such as an attack or a course of action:
American troops formed the spearhead of the attack.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Describing the leading position
- ahead
- be in the front line idiom
- be streets ahead idiom
- front
- frontier
- lead 1
- lead the field/pack/world idiom
- leading edge
- pacemaker
- pioneering
- standard-bearer
- street
- the cutting edge
- the forefront
- the front line
- the frontiers of sth idiom
- the vanguard
- trailblazer
- van