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leader

/ˈlidə/LEE-dur
/ˈlidɚ/LEE-dur

Meaningone who leads

Common meaning: a person who guides or is in charge

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishlédan‘lead or guide’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishleden‘lead’source
  3. Englishlead‘guide someone or something’
  4. Englishformed in English from leadleader‘a person who guides or is in charge’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from lead + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), LEAD, p.325 · scan

Source words

  • lédan Old English · source word “lead or guide”

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