Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

leader

n. a person who rules or guides or inspires others

leader

n. a piece of unrecorded tape that is used for threading the tape onto the tape drive

leader

n. a row of dots or a short line to lead the eye across a space

leader

n. something that leads

loss

n. the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"

loss

n. the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"

loss

n. the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"

loss

n. something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"

loss

n. gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

loss, deprivation

n. the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"

loss, personnel casualty

n. military personnel lost by death or capture

leader, drawing card

n. a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers

going, departure, exit, passing, loss, release, expiration

n. euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"

master

n. directs the work of other

trend-setter, taste-maker, fashion arbiter

n. someone who popularizes a new fashion

director, manager, managing director

n. someone who controls resources and expenditures

commander, commandant, commanding officer

n. an officer in command of a military unit

dictator, potentate

n. a ruler who is unconstrained by law

pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter

n. a horse used to set the pace in racing

predecessor

n. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

pioneer, innovator

n. someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

guide, scout, pathfinder

n. someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

emperor

n. the male ruler of an empire

chair, president, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson

n. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"

president

n. the chief executive of a republic

counselor, counsellor

n. someone who gives advice about problems

commander, air force officer

n. an officer in the airforce

pilot

n. someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

marshal

n. a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law

sacrifice

n. (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners

defeat

n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

disaster, tragedy, calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm

n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

destruction, demolition

n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

impairment, damage, harm

n. the occurrence of a change for the worse

misfortune, bad luck

n. unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

misadventure, mischance, mishap

n. an instance of misfortune

ruin, ruination

n. an event that results in destruction

follower

n. a person who accepts the leadership of another

parasite, sponge, leech, minion

n. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

gain

n. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

fortune

n. a large amount of wealth or prosperity

gain, profit

n. the advantageous quality of being beneficial

killing, violent death

n. an event that causes someone to die

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