Etymology

misleader

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Today it means: One who leads into error. Full definition →

Middle English misledere
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommisledere
  2. English todaymisleader

From Middle English misledere, equivalent to mislead + -er. Compare Dutch misleider (“misleader, deceiver”), Swedish missledare.

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