ringleader
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6.4
- noun
- /ˈrɪŋˌliːdər/
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cabecilla
- The ringleader of this plot, Siddig Ibrahim Siddig Ali, was also a legal permanent resident.
I've learned that the the key ringleaders will run hundreds and hundreds or even thousands of accounts.
- I've learned that the the key ringleaders will run hundreds and hundreds or even thousands of accounts.
- Not only did he come to the school, but the two kids that was the ringleaders that were beating up the kids, our our neighbors kids.
- So this wee guy was the ringleader and he says wee guy looked quite, you know, he was a bit disheartened and he said my uncles are in jail for it.
- Apparently they arrested one of the ringleaders of the Oxford protest, some transgender boy or girl.
Examples
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Amy Kubal is a registered "Paleo" dietitian and the ringleader of Robb's RD consulting team.
Blog text (19) -
So which one of you is the ringleader?
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Now, very little is known about the third man, believed to be the ringleader.
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As the ringleader, you are also grounded for a month.
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George Hall was identified as one of the ringleaders of the violence.
Blog text (11) -
You were the ringleader in tonight's gang war.
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Samuel Adams was widely considered to be the ringleader of the demonstration.
Academic text (2011) -
The man was a radical, a ringleader rioter in hungry years past.
Fiction book (2000) -
Rebecca Ahn, thought to be the ringleader, was arrested... and awaits her hearing with the other members.
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The police arrested the man they believed was the ringleader of the gang.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who guides and directs a group, organization, or country
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7.0
The most important person who controls a group or activity
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4.9
A person who controls a large illegal drug business
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4.6
A person with the most power in a group
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8.9
A person in charge of a team or project
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9.7
A senior member of a criminal group who leads a local team
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Ringleader comes from ring ('circle' or 'group') and leader ('one who leads'). A helpful image is a person in the middle of a circle of people — often the head who plans or directs a small group doing wrong or illegal things, which is why a ringleader means the head of a gang or illegal plot.