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ringleaders

ringleaders is the plural of ringleader.

Meaning of ringleader

Noun

ringleader (plural ringleaders)

  1. A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.
    • Once, on a confident whim, I approached the group of popular girls in an attempt to broaden my circle. Their ringleader took one glance at my new Aeropostale T-shirt and whispered to her clones, “Yeah, Aero's definitely out now.”2017, Allyson Kennedy, Can't Beat the Heart of a Carolina Girl
  2. A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.
    • The police arrested the ringleaders of the smuggling operation.

Questions about ringleaders

What is ringleaders the plural of?
Ringleaders is the plural of ringleader.

Words near ringleaders in the dictionary

  1. Ringkøbing
  2. Ringland
  3. ringle
  4. ringlead
  5. ringleader
  6. ringleaders
  7. ringleadership
  8. ringleading
  9. ringleads
  10. ringled
  11. ringlegged earwig

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