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Another word for leader

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leader

n.

A guide
conductor, lead, pilot; see guide 1.
One who provides leadership
general, commander, pacesetter, director, floor leader, manager, head, officer, captain, master, chieftain, headman, governor, ruler, FÃ¼hrer (German), duce (Italian), caudillo (Spanish), vozhd (Russian), executor, boss, boss man*, brains*; see also administration 2, administrator, chief 1.
One who directs a musical group
conductor, director, choir leader, bandleader, impresario, Kappelmeister, orchestra leader, maestro, manager, baton*, stick waver*; see also musician.
An article sold to attract trade
special, bargain, introduction, novelty; see commodity.

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Another word for leader

noun

Something or someone that shows the way:
conductor, director, escort, guide, lead, pilot, shepherd, usher. See show
A leading contestant:
front-runner, number one. See precede
One who is highest in rank or authority:
boss, chief, chieftain, director, head, headman, hierarch, master. (Slang) honcho. Idiom: cock of the walk. See over
A professional politician who controls a party or political machine:
boss, chief. See over
An important, influential person:
character, dignitary, eminence, lion, nabob, notability, notable, personage. (Informal) big-timer, heavyweight, somebody, someone, VIP. (Slang) big shot, big wheel, bigwig, muckamuck. See important
(Chiefly British)
A prominent article in a periodical:
feature, lead. See words

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A good leader makes a good team the best, as my father says.
He is not a leader, but a follower.
If the animals leading the herd change, this happens because the collective will of all the animals is transferred from one leader to another, according to whether the animal is or is not leading them in the direction selected by the whole herd.
"Daniela," he greeted her, and Rhyn recognized the leader of the Sanctuary that had taken care of Katie weeks before.
He looked at her expectantly, as if awaiting encouragement from his leader that all would end well.

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