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follow the leader

fol·low the lead·er
F f

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fol-oh stressed th ee lee-der]
    • /ˈfɒl oʊ stressed ði ˈli dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fol-oh stressed th ee lee-der]
    • /ˈfɒl oʊ stressed ði ˈli dər/

Definition of follow the leader words

  • noun follow the leader a child's game in which players, one behind the other, follow a leader and must repeat or follow everything he or she does. 1

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Origin of follow the leader

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Follow the leader

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

follow the leader popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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