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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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Etymonline
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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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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