Ringleader
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɪŋˌliːdəɹ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ringleader is a noun meaning A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.
Meaning
A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.
More Meanings
- A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.
Example Sentences
The ringleaders of the gang were eventually hanged at Tyburn.
The police arrested the ringleaders of the smuggling operation.
A sort of naughty persons, lewdly bent, / Under the countenance and confederacy / Of Lady Eleanor, the protector's wife, / The ringleader and head of all this rout, / Have practis'd dangerously against your state.
Once, on a confident whim, I approached the group of popular girls in an attempt to broaden my circle. Their ringleader took one glance at my new Aeropostale T-shirt and whispered to her clones, “Yeah, Aero's definitely out now.”
Word Forms
- ringleaders
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chief, leadership, chieftain, leader, cheerleader, head.
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