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Synonyms for leader
ˈli dərlead·er
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Wiktionary
leadernoun
Any person or thing that leads or conducts.
leadernoun
Synonyms:
conductorleadernoun
Synonyms:
alpha, pack leaderleadernoun
Synonyms:
drive wheel, driverleadernoun
One having authority to direct.
We elected her team leader.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
leader
Synonyms:
adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, opponent, opposer, principal, rivalAntonyms:
abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, colleague, companion, confederate, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
leadernoun
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
Synonyms:
drawing card, loss leaderAntonyms:
followerdrawing card, loss leader, leadernoun
a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers
Synonyms:
attraction, attracter, drawing card, draw, loss leader, attractorAntonyms:
follower
Editors Contribution
kapo
a jew who was put in charge by ss guards to force labor or administrative tasks on other jews.
the kapo told us that we were to get a weeks worth of sleep so that we could work well.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
leadernoun
Synonyms:
guide, director, conductor, corypheus, cock of the walk, cock of the roost, first fiddleleadernoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
leadernoun
Synonyms:
guide, commander, corypheus, pilot, bellwether, protagonist, chief
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#342 | guide | |
#688 | president | |
#692 | head | |
#755 | director | |
#1176 | lead | |
#1465 | leading | |
#1697 | officer | |
#1698 | driver | |
#1793 | chief | |
#2047 | leader | |
#2231 | leadership | |
#2315 | leaders | |
#2719 | chairman | |
#2831 | principal | |
#2841 | alpha | |
#3350 | draw | |
#4699 | boss | |
#4749 | pioneer | |
#4784 | enemy | |
#5410 | attraction | |
#6145 | commander | |
#6304 | chef | |
#9071 | opponent | |
#11080 | rival | |
#11624 | conductor | |
#14974 | ruler | |
#20381 | foe | |
#24833 | adversary | |
#27459 | antagonist | |
#42380 | chieftain | |
#51240 | attractor | |
#80055 | instigator | |
#88548 | fuhrer | |
#94638 | ringleader | |
#124547 | opposer | |
#132577 | betrayer | |
#331893 | hinderer |
How to use leader in a sentence?
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy:
Americans should be a leader in health care and not have continual rise in price.
But the war will be a much taller task. The key question is whether, and to what extent, Xi tries to use The Chinese leader leverage to shape Russia’s behavior in the war going forward, so far, we have not seen Xi take tangible steps to try to bring the war to an end.
He is an absolute leader of the presidential race, as we see it today. He says that he wants to move to another level relations, a deeper level of relations with Russia.
It's an Asian tradition, countries with authoritarian regimes always try to publish their leader's most sparkling expressions even if those expressions are not that sparkling.
To their everlasting shame, the leaders --( Senate Majority Leader Mitch) McConnell,( House Judiciary CommitteeHours Speaker Paul) Ryan -- refused, i think they're going to have a hard time explaining that to history.
Translations for leader
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- መሪAmharic
- قائد, زعيم, رئيسArabic
- líder, dirigentCatalan, Valencian
- vedoucí, velitel, vůdceCzech
- lederDanish
- Führerin, Leitartikel, Leiter, Führer, Anführerin, Leittier, Hauptmann, Regenrinne, Kopf, AnführerGerman
- αρχηγός, ηγέτης, κύριο άρθροGreek
- gvidantoEsperanto
- líder, dirigenteSpanish
- رهبر, لیدرPersian
- syöksytorvi, pääkirjoitus, johtajaFinnish
- dirigeant, chef, leaderFrench
- ceannaireIrish
- ceannardScottish Gaelic
- ard-artManx
- מנהיג, מנהיגהHebrew
- नेताHindi
- dirijanHaitian Creole
- parancsnok, vezér, pártvezér, vezetőHungarian
- pemimpinIndonesian
- chefoIdo
- duce, capoItalian
- מַנהִיגHebrew
- 指導者, リーダー, 首領Japanese
- ನಾಯಕKannada
- 指導者, 지도자, 리더Korean
- سهرۆکKurdish
- ductrix, ductor, duces, dūx, princepsLatin
- vadonisLatvian
- pemimpin, ketuaMalay
- leider, aanvoerster, leidster, aanvoerderDutch
- fører, lederNorwegian
- naatʼáaniiNavajo, Navaho
- przywódca, rynna, liderPolish
- líderPortuguese
- umaQuechua
- lider, conducătorRomanian
- руководитель, передови́ца, вождь, водосто́чная труба́, лидер, вожа́кRussian
- вођа, vođaSerbo-Croatian
- ledareSwedish
- kiongoziSwahili
- தலைவர்Tamil
- నాయకుడుTelugu
- ผู้นำThai
- መራሒTigrinya
- liderTurkish
- лідерUkrainian
- رہنماUrdu
- lãnh đạo, 領導Vietnamese
- פירערYiddish
- 领导者Chinese
- inhloko, umholiZulu
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