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- \ˈfrənt-ˌrə-nər\
- /ˈfrən.ˌtrə.nə(r)/
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- \ˈfrənt-ˌrə-nər\
Definitions of frontrunner word
- noun frontrunner a person who leads in any competition. 1
- noun frontrunner an entrant in a race who breaks to the front immediately and establishes the pace for the field. 1
- noun frontrunner an entrant in a race who performs well only when ahead of the field. 1
- noun frontrunner Alternative spelling of front runner. 1
- noun frontrunner the leader or a favoured contestant in a race, election, etc 0
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Origin of frontrunner
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1935-40
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Parts of speech for Frontrunner
noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
frontrunner popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
frontrunner usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for frontrunner
noun frontrunner
- favorite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- shoo-in — a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.
- pacesetter — a person, group, or organization that is the most progressive or successful and serves as a model to be imitated.
- number one — oneself, especially one's own well-being or interests: to look out for number one.
- pacemaker — pacesetter.
Antonyms for frontrunner
noun frontrunner
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- peeve — to render peevish; annoy.
- rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
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