leader

[ˈliːdə]
n
a person who rules, guides, or inspires others; head
the principal first violinist of an orchestra, who plays solo parts, and acts as the conductor's deputy and spokesman for the orchestra.Also called (esp US and Canadian) concertmaster.a conductor or director of an orchestra or chorus
the first man on a climbing rope.the leading horse or dog in a team
an article offered at a sufficiently low price to attract customersSee loss leader
a statistic or index that gives an advance indication of the state of the economy
Also called: leading article the leading editorial in a newspaper
another word for traceanother word for cast
another term for fairlead
a strip of blank film or tape used to facilitate threading a projector, developing machine, etc, and to aid identification
rows of dots or hyphens used to guide the reader's eye across a page, as in a table of contents
any of the long slender shoots that grow from the stem or branch of a tree: usually removed during pruning
a member of the Government having primary authority in initiating legislative business (esp in the phrases Leader of the House of Commons and Leader of the House of Lords)
the senior barrister, usually a Queen's Counsel, in charge of the conduct of a caseSee junior