ringleader

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)

   The ringleader urged the crowd toward the gate.

2. 2
   noun

   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.”

3. 3
   noun

   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.

From ring + leader.

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