Leadernoun
any person that leads or directs
Leadernoun
one who goes first
Leadernoun
one having authority to direct
Leadernoun
one who leads a political party or group of elected party members; sometimes used in titles
Leadernoun
a person or organization that leads in a certain field in terms of excellence, success, etc.
Leadernoun
(music) a performer who leads a band, choir, or a section of an orchestra
Leadernoun
the first violin in a symphony orchestra; the concertmaster
Leadernoun
an animal that leads
Leadernoun
the dominant animal in a pack of animals, such as wolves or lions
Leadernoun
an animal placed in advance of others, especially on a team of horse, oxen, or dogs
Leadernoun
someone or something that leads or conducts
Leadernoun
(botany) a fast-growing terminal shoot of a woody plant
Leadernoun
a pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground
Leadernoun
(UK) the first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article; a lead story
Leadernoun
(fishing) a section of line between the main fishing line and the snell of a hook, intended to be more resistant to bites and harder for a fish to detect than the main fishing line
Leadernoun
a piece of material at the beginning or end of a reel or roll to allow the material to be threaded or fed onto something, as a reel of film onto a projector or a roll of paper onto a rotary printing press
Leadernoun
(marketing) a loss leader or a popular product sold at a normal price
Leadernoun
(printing) a type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face
Leadernoun
a row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to the right word or number
Leadernoun
(fishing) a net for leading fish into a pound, weir, etc.
Leadernoun
(mining) a branch or small vein, not important in itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one
Leadernoun
(nautical) a block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places
Leadernoun
(engineering) the drive wheel in any kind of machinery
Leadernoun
(meteorology) the path taken by electrons from a cloud to ground level, determining the shape of a bolt of lightning
Leadernoun
One who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor.
Leadernoun
A pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground; a conductor.
Leadernoun
The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article.
Leadernoun
A type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face.
Leadernoun
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
Leadernoun
a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers
Championnoun
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Championnoun
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
Championnoun
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Championnoun
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Championadjective
(attributive) Acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors.
Championadjective
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
Championadjective
Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
Championverb
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
Championverb
To challenge.
Championnoun
One who engages in any contest; especially one who in ancient times contended in single combat in behalf of another's honor or rights; or one who now acts or speaks in behalf of a person or a cause; a defender; an advocate; a hero.
Championnoun
One who by defeating all rivals, has obtained an acknowledged supremacy in any branch of athletics or game of skill, and is ready to contend with any rival; as, the champion of England.
Championverb
To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect.
Championnoun
someone who has won first place in a competition
Championnoun
someone who fights for a cause
Championnoun
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.;
Championnoun
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Championverb
protect or fight for as a champion
Championadjective
holding first place in a contest;
Championnoun
a person who has surpassed all rivals in a sporting contest or other competition
Championnoun
a person who vigorously supports or defends a person or cause
Championnoun
a knight who fought in single combat on behalf of the monarch.
Championverb
vigorously support or defend the cause of
Championadjective
excellent
Champion
A champion (from the late Latin campio) is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g.