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leading men

leading men is the plural of leading man.

Meaning of leading man

Noun

leading man (plural leading men)

  1. A man who does or can play the lead role in a movie, play or other production; a person who frequently plays such roles.
    • He was never intended as the leading man. He and Monica were never story-arced to get married.2023 October 29, Zoe Williams, “‘An ironic, self-deprecating metrosexual’: how Matthew Perry captured the spirit of the age”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. The type of conventionally handsome and approachable man who is perceived as being capable of playing male lead roles in movies or other productions.

Questions about leading men

What is leading men the plural of?
Leading men is the plural of leading man.

Words near leading men in the dictionary

  1. leading light
  2. leading lights
  3. leading line
  4. leading lines
  5. leading man
  6. leading men
  7. leading motive
  8. leading motives
  9. leading nowhere
  10. leading off
  11. leading on

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