ringleader
English
/ˈɹɪŋˌliːdəɹ/
noun
Definitions
- A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.
- A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.
Etymology
Compound from English ring (surround, sound a bell, planetary rings) + English leader.
Origin
English
leader
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- O-ring English
- Ringhead English
- Ringnut English
- Ringwraith English
- armring English
- bandleader English
- belly button ring English
- blogring English
- blue-ringed octopus English
- bullring English
- chainring English
- cheerleader English
- cock ring English
- coleader English
- e-leader English
- earring English
- enring English
- exoring English
- eyering English
- fairleader English
- foreleader English
- gloomleader English
- headring English
- heteroring English
- houseleader English
- hyperring English
- keyring English
- lead English
- leader English
- leaderboard English
- leaderess English
- leaderette English
- leaderfag English
- leaderful English
- leaderine English
- leaderish English
- leaderless English
- leaderlike English
- leaderly English
- leadership English
- lockring English
- microring English
- multileader English
- multiring English
- nanoring English
- oath-ring English
- outring English
- overring English
- playleader English
- pseudoring English
- ring English
- ring-neck English
- ring-tailed English
- ringable English
- ringback English
- ringbark English
- ringbearer English
- ringbill English
- ringbird English
- ringboard English
- ringbolt English
- ringbone English
- ringcraft English
- ringdove English
- ringdown English
- ringer English
- ringest English
- ringeth English
- ringette English
- ringfence English
- ringfort English
- ringful English
- ringhead English
- ringhole English
- ringleading English
- ringless English
- ringlet English
- ringlight English
- ringlike English
- ringmail English
- ringman English
- ringmaster English
- ringmistress English
- ringneck English
- ringoid English
- ringpiece English
- ringpost English
- ringsail English
- ringshine English
- ringside English
- ringspot English
- ringspun English
- ringster English
- ringstone English
- ringtail English
- ringtone English
- ringway English
- ringwise English
- ringwork English
- ringworld English
- ringworm English
- ringwraith English
- ringy English
- seal ring English
- semiring English
- subleader English
- subring English
- superring English
- thought-leader English
- unring English
- webring English
- yeldrin English
- leader Italian
- ring Dutch, Flemish
- leader French
- ring French
- лидер Russian
- ринг Russian
- liderar Spanish, Castilian
- líder Spanish, Castilian
- ring Spanish, Castilian
- líder Portuguese
- ringue Portuguese
- リング Japanese
- リーダー Japanese
- lider Polish
- ring Polish
- leder Middle English
- ring Middle English
- lídr Czech
- lider Serbo-Croatian
- ring Serbo-Croatian
- líder Catalan, Valencian
- लीडरी Hindi
- lider Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lider Cebuano
- lider Turkish
- лидер Bulgarian
- ლიდერი Georgian
- лидер Macedonian
- лідер Ukrainian
- 리더 Korean
- 링 Korean
- лідар Belarusian
- líder Asturian
- lida Tok Pisin
- ilingi Swati
- lider Crimean Tatar
- riñg Crimean Tatar
- ring
- lead
- ringy
- leader
- unring
- O-ring
- enring
- ringer
- ringeth
- exoring
- ringlet
- armring
- yeldrin
- ringway
- ringman
- ringoid
- keyring
- Ringnut
- webring
- eyering
- ringest
- outring
- earring
- subring
- ringful
- bullring
- ringette
- ringhead
- e-leader
- nanoring
- ringsail
- leaderly
- ringster
- ringhole
- ringspot
- overring
- ringfort
- ringdove
- ringback
- semiring
- ringneck
- coleader
- ringside
- Ringhead
- ringworm
- lockring
- ringable
- ringtone
- headring
- ringbill
- ringdown
- ringpost
- ringmail
- blogring
- ringless
- ringspun
- ringtail
- ringbone
- ringbolt
- ringwork
- ringbark
- ringbird
- ringlike
- ringwise
- ringfence
- leaderfag
- oath-ring
- superring
- multiring
- chainring
- leaderine
- hyperring
- leaderess
- ringworld
- ringshine
- ring-neck
- leaderish
- leaderful
- subleader
- ringlight
- ringstone
- ringpiece
- microring
- seal ring
- ringcraft
- cock ring
- ringboard
- ringmaster
- leaderette
- ringwraith
- pseudoring
- ringbearer
- playleader
- bandleader
- fairleader
- leaderlike
- Ringwraith
- heteroring
- leadership
- leaderless
- foreleader
- ringleading
- gloomleader
- cheerleader
- houseleader
- multileader
- leaderboard
- ring-tailed
- ringmistress
- thought-leader
- belly button ring
- blue-ringed octopus