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spear⋅head

  [speer-hed]
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–noun
1. the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
2. any person, contingent, or force that leads an attack, undertaking, etc.
–verb (used with object)
3. to act as a spearhead for: She spearheaded the drive for new members.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see spear 1 , head

Synonyms:
3. lead, start, initiate, pioneer.
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spear·head   (spîr'hěd')   
n.  

  1. The sharpened head of a spear.

    1. The leading forces in a military thrust.

    2. The driving force in a given action, endeavor, or movement.

tr.v.   spear·head·ed, spear·head·ing, spear·heads
To be the leader of (a movement, for example): "spearheaded the effort to offer classes in settlement houses [and] provide lecturers to women's clubs" (Catherine Clinton).
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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