ringleader
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ringleader
- /ˈɹɪŋˌliːdəɹ/
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From ring + leader.
noun ringleaders
- A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group. 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.”
- A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang. The police arrested the ringleaders of the smuggling operation.
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noun leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
| Español | cabecilla |
|---|---|
| Français | meneur, chef, leader |
| Deutsch | Anführer, Anführerin |
| Русский | вожа́к vožák, глава́рь glavárʹ, верхово́д verxovód |
noun person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
| 日本語 | 首謀者 shubōsha |
|---|---|
| Français | meneur, chef, leader |
| Deutsch | Rädelsführer, Rädelsführerin |
| Русский | зачи́нщик začínščik, зачи́нщица začínščica |
Talk about this word "ringleader." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ringleader. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ringleader. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ringleader "ringleader." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ringleader.
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@misc{ringleader_2026,
title = {ringleader},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ringleader},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
