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front runner

 
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–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-runner, frontrunner.

Origin:
1935–40, Americanism
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front-run·ner also front·run·ner   (frŭnt'rŭn'ər)
n.  
  1. One that is in a leading position in a race or other competition: the front-runner for the presidential nomination.
  2. A competitor who performs best when in the lead.
front'-run'ning adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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