Meanings
nounleaderette (plural leaderettes)
plural leaderettes
- A short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial.
"You got a black eye out of him, and that's for publication. We can't have this reign of terror, Mr. Malone. We must bring the man to his bearings. I'll have a leaderette on him to-morrow that will raise a blister."
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with leaderette
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APA
leaderette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaderette
MLA
“leaderette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaderette. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaderette,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaderette.
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