noun
Meaning 1
A musician who conducts or leads a band of musicians.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conductor
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bandleader
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CMU ARPABET: B AE1 N D L IY0 D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
the leader of a dance band
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conductor, music director, director
Narrower terms: Goodman, Benny Goodman, Benjamin David Goodman, King of Swing, Herman, Woody Herman, Woodrow Charles Herman, Miller, Glenn Miller, Alton Glenn Miller, Shaw, Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English band Proto-West Germanic *laidī Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laid ▲ Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laidijārī Old English lǣdere Middle English ledere English leader English bandleader From band + leader.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: kapelník — musician who leads a band of musicians
- Dutch: bandleider — musician who leads a band of musicians
- Greek: αρχιμουσικός (archimousikós) — musician who leads a band of musicians
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