Thesaurus: bellwether
A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.
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Definitions
- n. A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.
- n. Hence: A leader.
- n. someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
- n. sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
- 1. A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck. 2. Hence: A leader. [Contemptuous] Swift.
- n. someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity n. sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell