Thesaurus: ringleader

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1. n. The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals.
2. n. 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.
3. n. a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)
4. 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.
5. n:100 n. a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)