LEADER - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
Categories: Person, Individual, Someone, Somebody, Mortal, Soul
Synonyms
Leader, Drawing card, Loss leader
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "leader" comes from Old English lǣdere, which comes from Middle English leder. Many other languages have similar words:
- Scots: ledar
- West Frisian: lieder
- Dutch: leider
- German: Leiter
- Danish: leder
- Swedish: ledare
- Icelandic: leiðari
🔗 Related Words
lead – A related word in the same word family.
-er – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
The Anglo-Saxons brought Germanic vocabulary to Britain in the 5th century CE.