leader
/ˈli.dɚ/
noun
Any person who leads or directs.
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Noun 3 meanings
Any person who leads or directs.
An animal that leads.
Someone or something that leads or conducts.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ledere, from Old English lǣdere, from Proto-West Germanic *laidijārī, from *laidī (“leading, leadership”) + *-ārī, or from *laid (“leading”) + *-ārī. By surface analysis, lead + -er.
Similar and opposite words
LEADER at a glance
LEADER has 6 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (L 1 + E 1 + A 1 + D 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,156 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with leader
All rhymes- UNDER6
- ORDER6
- CONSIDER11
- WONDER10
- OLDER6
- MURDER9
- BORDER9
- GENDER8
- HARDER10
- COMMANDER16
- SHOULDER12
- FOUNDER11
One letter away
- READER7
- HEADER10
- LENDER7
- LOADER7
- LEANER6
- LEADED8
- LEAKER10
- LEAVER9
- LEADEN7
- DEADER8
- LEAPER8
- LEASER6
- BEADER9
- LEAFER9
- LEALER6
- LEWDER10
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