[lee-der] 
| 1. | a person or thing that leads. |
| 2. | a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group. |
| 3. | Music.
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| 4. | a featured article of trade, esp. one offered at a low price to attract customers. Compare loss leader. |
| 5. | Journalism.
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| 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.
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| 8. | a pipe for conveying rain water downward, as from a roof; downspout. |
| 9. | a horse harnessed at the front of a team. |
| 10. | leaders, Printing. a row of dots or a short line to lead the eye across a space. |
| 11. | Nautical. lead 1 (def. 40b). |
| 12. | a duct for conveying warm air from a hot-air furnace to a register or stack. |
| 13. | Mining. a thin vein of ore connected with a large vein. |
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