BELLWETHER
Dictionary entry overview: What does bellwether mean? • BELLWETHER (noun)
The noun BELLWETHER has 2 senses:
1. someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
2. sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
Familiarity information: BELLWETHER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BELLWETHER (noun)
Meaning:
Someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("bellwether" is a kind of...):
leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
Meaning:
Sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("bellwether" is a kind of...):
wether (male sheep especially a castrated one)
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