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leaderless

lead·er
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lee-der]
    • /ˈli dər/
    • /ˈliː.də.ləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lee-der]
    • /ˈli dər/

Definitions of leaderless word

  • noun leaderless a person or thing that leads. 1
  • noun leaderless a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group. 1
  • noun leaderless Music. a conductor or director, as of an orchestra, band, or chorus. the player at the head of the first violins in an orchestra, the principal cornetist in a band, or the principal soprano in a chorus, to whom any incidental solos are usually assigned. 1
  • noun leaderless a featured article of trade, especially one offered at a low price to attract customers. Compare loss leader. 1
  • noun leaderless Journalism. leading article (def 1). Also called leading article. British. the principal editorial in a newspaper. 1
  • noun leaderless blank film or tape at the beginning of a length of film or magnetic tape, used for threading a motion-picture camera, tape recorder, etc. Compare trailer (def 6). 1

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Origin of leaderless

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English leder(e). See lead1, -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Leaderless

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

leaderless popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

leaderless usage trend in Literature

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