Dictionary entry details
• LEADER (noun)
Meaning:
A person who rules or guides or inspires others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("leader" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leader"):
trainer (one who trains other persons or animals)
point man (someone who is the forefront of an important enterprise)
pied piper (a leader who entices people to follow (especially to their doom))
nationalist leader (the leader of a nationalist movement)
hero (a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength)
model; role model (someone worthy of imitation)
misleader (someone who leads astray (often deliberately))
military leader (a leader of military forces)
malik (the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent)
lawgiver; lawmaker (a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws)
point woman (a woman who is the forefront of an important enterprise)
pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)
torchbearer (a leader in a campaign or movement)
higher-up; superior; superordinate (one of greater rank or station or quality)
strike leader (someone who leads a strike)
spearhead (someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.))
scoutmaster (the leader of a troop of Scouts)
religious leader (leader of a religious order)
puppet leader; puppet ruler (a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government)
presiding officer (the leader of a group meeting)
politician (a leader engaged in civil administration)
labor leader (a leader of a labor movement)
initiator; instigator (a person who initiates a course of action)
commander (someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others)
civic leader; civil leader (a leader in municipal affairs)
choragus ((ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus)
cheerleader (someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event)
captain; chieftain (the leader of a group of people)
caller (the person who convenes a meeting)
bellwether (someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity)
aristocrat; blue blood; patrician (a member of the aristocracy)
spiritual leader (a leader in religious or sacred affairs)
demigod; superman; Ubermensch (a person with great powers and abilities)
duce (leader)
employer (a person or firm that employs workers)
imam; imaum ((Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide)
chieftain; headman; tribal chief (the head of a tribe or clan)
chief; head; top dog (a person who is in charge)
guru (a recognized leader in some field or of some movement)
guide (someone who shows the way by leading or advising)
galvaniser; galvanizer; inspirer (a leader who stimulates and excites people to action)
fugleman (a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader))
boss (a person who exercises control and makes decisions)
father (a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization)
Instance hyponyms:
Husain; Husayn; Hussein; Saddam; Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti; Saddam Hussein (Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937))
Judas Maccabaeus (Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC))
Ahmad Shah Masoud; Masoud (Afghan leader of forces opposed to the Taliban; won fame by successfully resisting the Soviets in the 1980s; was assassinated by men posing as journalists (1953-2001))
Gaddafi; Khadafy; Muammar al-Qaddafi; Muammar el-Qaddafi; Qaddafi; Qadhafi (Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942))
Antonym:
follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)
Meaning:
A featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
loss leader; drawing card; leader
Hypernyms ("leader" is a kind of...):
feature (an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles)
