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noun
1.
a person or thing that leads.
2.
a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group.
3.
Music.
a.
a conductor or director, as of an orchestra, band, or chorus.
b.
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.
4.
a featured article of trade, especially one offered at a low price to attract customers. Compare loss leader.
5.
EXPANDJournalism.
a.
leading article (def. 1).
b.
Also called leading article. British. the principal editorial in a newspaper.
6.
blank film or tape at the beginning of a length of film or magnetic tape, used for threading a motion-picture camera, tape recorder, etc. Compare trailer (def. 6).
7.
Angling.
a.
a length of nylon, silkworm gut, wire, or the like, to which the lure or hook is attached.
b.
the net used to direct fish into a weir, pound, etc.
8.
a pipe for conveying rain water downward, as from a roof; downspout.
9.
a horse harnessed at the front of a team.
10.
11.
Nautical. lead1 (def. 40b).
12.
a duct for conveying warm air from a hot-air furnace to a register or stack.
13.
COLLAPSEMining. a thin vein of ore connected with a large vein.
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| leader (ˈliːdə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who rules, guides, or inspires others; head |
| 2. | music |
| a. 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 | |
| b. (US) a conductor or director of an orchestra or chorus | |
| 3. | a. the first man on a climbing rope |
| b. the leading horse or dog in a team | |
| 4. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) See also loss leader an article offered at a sufficiently low price to attract customers |
| 5. | a statistic or index that gives an advance indication of the state of the economy |
| 6. | chiefly (Brit) Also called: leading article the leading editorial in a newspaper |
| 7. | angling trace another word for cast |
| 8. | nautical another term for fairlead |
| 9. | a strip of blank film or tape used to facilitate threading a projector, developing machine, etc, and to aid identification |
| 10. | (plural) printing rows of dots or hyphens used to guide the reader's eye across a page, as in a table of contents |
| 11. | botany any of the long slender shoots that grow from the stem or branch of a tree: usually removed during pruning |
| 12. | (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) |
| 13. | Compare junior the senior barrister, usually a Queen's Counsel, in charge of the conduct of a case |
| 'leaderless | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
leader
O.E. lædere "one who leads," from lædan (see lead (v.)). As a title for the head of an authoritarian state, from 1918 (translating führer, Duce, caudillo, etc.). Meaning "writing or statement meant to begin a discussion or debate" is late 13c.; in modern use
EXPANDoften short for leading article (1807) "opinion piece in a British newspaper" (leader in this sense from 1837).
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