Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ringleader

/ˈɹɪŋˌliːdəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: ring-leader
IPA: /ˈɹɪŋˌliːdəɹ/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.

noun

A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.

Example Sentences

"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.”"
"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..."
"The ringleaders of the gang were eventually hanged at Tyburn."

Etymology

From ring + leader.

Inflected Forms

ringleaders (plural)

Derived Forms

ringleadership

Questions

How do you pronounce ringleader?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪŋˌliːdəɹ/.
What does ringleader mean?: A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.
Where does ringleader come from?: From ring + leader.

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