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Synonyms and Antonyms of leader

1 a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
  • the leader funnels water off of the roof and down into the cistern
Synonyms of leader

channel, conduit, duct, line, penstock, pipe, trough, tube
Words Related to leader

drain, drainpipe, funnel, hydrant, main, smokestack, spout, standpipe, stovepipe, tile, waste pipe, waterspout

pipage (or pipeage), pipeline, piping
2 the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
  • the team leader is good at making sure that everyone keeps busy at their assigned tasks
Synonyms of leader

boss, boss man, captain, chief, foreman, head, headman, helmsman, honcho, jefe, kingpin, master, taskmaster
Words Related to leader

directress, mistress

administrator, commander, director, executive, general, governor, hierarch, higher-up

leadman, manager, overseer, principal, skipper, standard-bearer, steward, straw boss, superintendent, superior, supervisor

dominator, lord, overlord, potentate, ruler, sovereign (also sovran)

figurehead

slave driver

baron, czar (also tsar), king, magnate, mogul, president, prince

big cheese, big gun, bigwig, top dog, top gun

cohead, coleader

employer, gaffer [British], ganger [British]

micromanager

subchief, subdirector
Near Antonyms of leader

dependent, inferior, junior, secondary, subject, subordinate, underling
3 one that takes the lead or sets an example
  • an architectural firm that is widely regarded as a leader in innovative residential design
Synonyms of leader

bellwether, pacemaker, pacer, pacesetter, trendsetter
Words Related to leader

foregoer, forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor

groundbreaker, innovator, pioneer
Near Antonyms of leader

Johnny-come-lately, me-tooer
Antonyms of leader

follower, imitator

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