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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lead•er /ˈlidɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one that leads.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lead•er (lē′dər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that leads.
- a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group.
- Music and Dance
- 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, esp. one offered at a low price to attract customers. Cf. loss leader.
- [Journalism.]
- JournalismSee leading article (def. 1).
- British TermsAlso called leading article. the principal editorial in a newspaper.
- Cinemablank film or tape at the beginning of a length of film or magnetic tape, used for threading a motion-picture camera, tape recorder, etc. Cf. trailer (def. 6).
- Sport[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.
- Buildinga pipe for conveying rain water downward, as from a roof;
downspout. - a horse harnessed at the front of a team.
- Printing leaders, a row of dots or a short line to lead the eye across a space.
- Nautical, Naval Termslead1 (def. 46b).
- Buildinga duct for conveying warm air from a hot-air furnace to a register or stack.
- Mininga thin vein of ore connected with a large vein.
- Middle English leder(e). See lead1, -er1 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: leader /ˈliːdə/ n - a person who rules, guides, or inspires others; head
- 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
Also called: leading article chiefly Brit the leading editorial in a newspaper- another word for trace2
- a strip of blank film or tape used to facilitate threading a projector, developing machine, etc, and to aid identification
- (plural) rows of dots or hyphens used to guide the reader's eye across a page, as in a table of contents
- any of the long slender shoots that grow from the stem or branch of a tree: usually removed during pruning
- Brit 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)
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