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frontrunner

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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.
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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
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
front runner

  1. n.
    the leader; the person or thing most likely to win. : The press found out some juicy secrets about the front runner and made them all public.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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