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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈliːdər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlidɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lē′dər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
lead•er /ˈlidɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. one that leads.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lead•er  (lē′dər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that leads.
  2. a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group.
  3. Music and Dance
    • a conductor or director, as of an orchestra, band, or chorus.
    • 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, esp. one offered at a low price to attract customers. Cf. loss leader.
  5. [Journalism.]
    • JournalismSee leading article (def. 1).
    • British TermsAlso called leading article. the principal editorial in a newspaper.
  6. Cinemablank film or tape at the beginning of a length of film or magnetic tape, used for threading a motion-picture camera, tape recorder, etc. Cf. trailer (def. 6).
  7. Sport[Angling.]
    • a length of nylon, silkworm gut, wire, or the like, to which the lure or hook is attached.
    • the net used to direct fish into a weir, pound, etc.
  8. Buildinga pipe for conveying rain water downward, as from a roof;
    downspout.
  9. a horse harnessed at the front of a team.
  10. Printing leaders, a row of dots or a short line to lead the eye across a space.
  11. Nautical, Naval Termslead1 (def. 46b).
  12. Buildinga duct for conveying warm air from a hot-air furnace to a register or stack.
  13. Mininga thin vein of ore connected with a large vein.
  • Middle English leder(e). See lead1, -er1 1250–1300
lead′er•less, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
leader /ˈliːdə/ n
  1. a person who rules, guides, or inspires others; head
    • 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 spokesperson for the orchestra
    • US a conductor or director of an orchestra or chorus
    • the first person on a climbing rope
    • the leading horse or dog in a team
  4. chiefly US Canadian an article offered at a sufficiently low price to attract customers
  5. Also called: leading article chiefly Brit the leading editorial in a newspaper
  6. a strip of blank film or tape used to facilitate threading a projector, developing machine, etc, and to aid identification
  7. (plural) rows of dots or hyphens used to guide the reader's eye across a page, as in a table of contents
  8. any of the long slender shoots that grow from the stem or branch of a tree: usually removed during pruning
  9. 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)
  10. the senior barrister, usually a King's (or Queen's) Counsel, in charge of the conduct of a case
ˈleaderless adj
'leader' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: the [company, group, team] leader, loss leader [items, products, campaigns, strategy], is the [national, local] leader, more...

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