frontrunner
front runner
noun
1.
a person who leads in any competition.
2.
an entrant in a race who breaks to the front immediately and establishes the pace for the field.
3.
an entrant in a race who performs well only when ahead of the field.
Also, front-run·ner, front·run·ner.
Origin:
1935–40, Americanism
1935–40, Americanism
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| —n | |
| informal the leader or a favoured contestant in a race, election, etc | |
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Word Origin & History
frontrunner
also front-runner, 1914, a metaphor from racing.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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