leader
English
/ˈliː.də(ɹ)/, /ˈlidɚ/
noun
Definitions
- any person that leads or directs
- an animal that leads
- someone or something that leads or conducts
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English leder inherited from Old English lǣdere (leader) affix from English lead (a heavy metal).
Origin
English
lead
Gloss
a heavy metal
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Leadite English
- backlead English
- band English
- bandleader English
- belead English
- blacklead English
- board English
- cheer English
- cheerleader English
- cheerleaderish English
- cheerleaderlike English
- cheerleadership English
- colead English
- coleader English
- decalead English
- delead English
- dilead English
- downlead English
- e-leader English
- e-leadership English
- eka-lead English
- fair English
- fairlead English
- fairleader English
- forelead English
- foreleader English
- forlead English
- forthlead English
- gloom English
- gloomleader English
- greylead English
- heptalead English
- hexalead English
- house English
- houseleader English
- inlead English
- isolead English
- lead English
- lead character English
- lead swinger English
- lead-free English
- lead-out English
- leadable English
- leadamalgam English
- leaded English
- leaden English
- leaderboard English
- leaderess English
- leaderette English
- leaderfag English
- leaderful English
- leaderine English
- leaderish English
- leaderless English
- leaderlessly English
- leaderlessness English
- leaderlike English
- leaderly English
- leadership English
- leadest English
- leadeth English
- leadfield English
- leadfoot English
- leadfooted English
- leadfree English
- leadholder English
- leading English
- leadish English
- leadless English
- leadlight English
- leadlike English
- leadline English
- leadman English
- leadplant English
- leadscrew English
- leadup English
- leadwood English
- leadwork English
- leadwort English
- leady English
- ledish English
- mislead English
- misleadership English
- multilead English
- multileader English
- nonalead English
- nonanickel English
- noncheerleader English
- nonlead English
- octalead English
- offlead English
- onlead English
- organolead English
- outlead English
- overlead English
- pentalead English
- play English
- playleader English
- radiolead English
- relead English
- ring English
- ringleader English
- subleader English
- subleadership English
- tetraethyllead English
- tetralead English
- thought English
- thought-leader English
- translead English
- underlead English
- unlead English
- uplead English
- Aalleiter German
- Abteilungsleiter German
- Cheerleader German
- Feuerleiter German
- Gauleiter German
- Hohlleiter German
- Leiter German
- Leiterbahn German
- Leiterin German
- Reiseleiter German
- Schriftleiter German
- Stromleiter German
- Verlagsleiter German
- Wellenleiter German
- Wärmeleiter German
- létra Hungarian
- leader Italian
- leaderanza Italian
- bandleider Dutch, Flemish
- berenleider Dutch, Flemish
- legerleider Dutch, Flemish
- leiden Dutch, Flemish
- leider Dutch, Flemish
- leiderschap Dutch, Flemish
- marktleider Dutch, Flemish
- oppositieleider Dutch, Flemish
- partijleider Dutch, Flemish
- regeringsleider Dutch, Flemish
- spelleider Dutch, Flemish
- zaadleider Dutch, Flemish
- leader French
- лидер Russian
- liderar Spanish, Castilian
- liderato Spanish, Castilian
- liderazgo Spanish, Castilian
- líder Spanish, Castilian
- cheerleader Portuguese
- liderar Portuguese
- líder Portuguese
- arbetsledare Swedish
- bandledare Swedish
- fackföreningsledare Swedish
- företagsledare Swedish
- gruppledare Swedish
- halvledare Swedish
- idrottsledare Swedish
- jordledare Swedish
- körledare Swedish
- lagledare Swedish
- leda Swedish
- ledare Swedish
- ledarsida Swedish
- oppositionsledare Swedish
- orkesterledare Swedish
- partiledare Swedish
- produktionsledare Swedish
- programledare Swedish
- projektledare Swedish
- reseledare Swedish
- sädesledare Swedish
- teaterledare Swedish
- tävlingsledare Swedish
- världsledare Swedish
- チアリーダー Japanese
- リーダー Japanese
- リーダーシップ Japanese
- lead Polish
- lider Polish
- lǣdere Old English
- forleder Middle English
- led Middle English
- leder Middle English
- cheerleader Danish
- halvleder Danish
- lede Danish
- leder Danish
- lederskab Danish
- superleder Danish
- lídr Czech
- lídryně Czech
- lider Serbo-Croatian
- lotre Serbo-Croatian
- лотре Serbo-Croatian
- lideratge Catalan, Valencian
- líder Catalan, Valencian
- hálfleiðari Icelandic
- leiða Icelandic
- leiðari Icelandic
- लीडरी Hindi
- lider Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- เชียร์ลีดเดอร์ Thai
- lider Cebuano
- lideres Cebuano
- leitara Old High German
- lider Turkish
- liderlik Turkish
- leier Afrikaans
- лидер Bulgarian
- ლიდერი Georgian
- ლიდერობა Georgian
- лидер Macedonian
- лідер Ukrainian
- 리더 Korean
- 치어리더 Korean
- лідар Belarusian
- líder Asturian
- lida Tok Pisin
- lidasip Tok Pisin
- lider Crimean Tatar
- band
- fair
- lead
- ring
- play
- cheer
- gloom
- leady
- board
- house
- belead
- leaded
- leadup
- inlead
- colead
- delead
- onlead
- leaden
- relead
- ledish
- unlead
- dilead
- uplead
- mislead
- leadish
- Leadite
- isolead
- leading
- forlead
- outlead
- offlead
- leadeth
- leadest
- nonlead
- leadman
- thought
- leadless
- leadlike
- leadwood
- leadwort
- lead-out
- forelead
- eka-lead
- leadwork
- e-leader
- hexalead
- leadfree
- decalead
- leaderly
- nonalead
- leadfoot
- leadline
- coleader
- greylead
- octalead
- downlead
- overlead
- fairlead
- backlead
- leadable
- pentalead
- forthlead
- translead
- radiolead
- leaderine
- leaderess
- leadlight
- leaderful
- multilead
- leadfield
- blacklead
- leaderfag
- leadscrew
- leadplant
- heptalead
- tetralead
- leaderish
- subleader
- lead-free
- underlead
- ringleader
- playleader
- bandleader
- leaderless
- foreleader
- leadfooted
- leaderette
- nonanickel
- leadholder
- fairleader
- leaderlike
- organolead
- leadership
- houseleader
- gloomleader
- leadamalgam
- cheerleader
- multileader
- leaderboard
- e-leadership
- lead swinger
- leaderlessly
- subleadership
- misleadership
- lead character
- tetraethyllead
- noncheerleader
- cheerleaderish
- thought-leader
- leaderlessness
- cheerleaderlike
- cheerleadership