foreleader

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noun

Someone who leads by example; a guide.

OriginMiddle English forleder →
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Meanings

nounforeleader (plural foreleaders)

plural foreleaders

  1. datedSomeone who leads by example; a guide.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforleder
  2. Englishforeleader

From Middle English forleder, equivalent to fore- + leader. Compare Dutch voorleider, German Vorleiter.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

freeloader
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APA

foreleader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreleader

MLA

“foreleader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreleader. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreleader,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreleader.

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