leader

Meaning

Noun

  • Any person who leads or directs.
  • An animal that leads.
  • Someone or something that leads or conducts.

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Origin

  • From Middle English leder, ledere, from Old English lǣdere, equivalent to lead + -er. Cognate with Scots ledar, leidar, West Frisian lieder, Dutch leider, German Leiter, Danish leder, Swedish ledare, Icelandic leiðari.

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