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ringleader |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ringleader \Ring"lead`er\, n. 1. The leader of a circle of dancers; hence the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals. A primacy of order such an one as the ringleader hath in a dance. --Barrow. 2. Opprobriously, a leader of a body of men engaged in the violation of law or in an illegal enterprise, as rioters, mutineers, or the like The ringleaders were apprehended, tried fined, and imprisoned. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ringleader n : a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)
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