front runner
or front-runner, frontrunner
a person who leads in any competition.
an entrant in a race who breaks to the front immediately and establishes the pace for the field.
an entrant in a race who performs well only when ahead of the field.
Origin of front runner
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How to use front runner in a sentence
Thomas Sadoski should be the frontrunner to play every smarmy privileged thirty-something from now on.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble | Kevin Fallon | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRounds is still the frontrunner and has led in every poll so far.
South Dakota's Bizarre Four-Way (Senate Election, That Is) | Ben Jacobs | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA Republican frontrunner for 2016 wants to work with dictators to stop the Islamic State.
Rand Paul Wants to Team Up With Assad and Iran to Stop ISIS | Olivia Nuzzi | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe younger Paul is an early frontrunner for the Republican nomination, although he has not yet announced his candidacy.
Paul has secured his status as the early frontrunner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
British Dictionary definitions for frontrunner
/ (ˈfrʌntˌrʌnə) /
informal the leader or a favoured contestant in a race, election, etc
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