ringleader

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• /ˈɹɪŋˌliːdəɹ/
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• CMU ARPABET: R IH1 NG L IY2 D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From ring + leader.

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Basque: taldeburu — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Basque: buruzagi — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Basque: gidari — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Belarusian: важа́к (važák) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Belarusian: павады́р (pavadýr) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Belarusian: верхаво́д (vjerxavód) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Belarusian: завада́тар (zavadátar) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Bulgarian: главата́р (glavatár) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Finnish: ryhmänjohtaja — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Finnish: johtaja — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• French: meneur — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• French: chef — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• French: leader — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• German: Anführer — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• German: Anführerin — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Hungarian: vezér — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Hungarian: vezető — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Polish: prowodyr — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Polish: prowodyrka — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Polish: wodzirej — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Polish: wodzirejka — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Russian: вожа́к (vožák) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Russian: глава́рь (glavárʹ) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Russian: верхово́д (verxovód) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Spanish: cabecilla — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Tagalog: malahakan — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Ukrainian: ватажо́к (vatažók) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Ukrainian: вожа́к (vožák) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Ukrainian: поводи́р (povodýr) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Ukrainian: проводи́р (provodýr) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Ukrainian: вожа́й (vožáj) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Ukrainian: повода́р (povodár) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Ukrainian: провода́р (provodár) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Ukrainian: верхово́д (verxovód) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Ukrainian: верхово́да (verxovóda) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Ukrainian: вата́г (vatáh) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Ukrainian: ватажко́ (vatažkó) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Ukrainian: приві́дець (pryvídecʹ) — leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
• Bulgarian: та́ртор (tártor) — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Dutch: raddraaier — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Finnish: johtaja — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Finnish: päätekijä — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• French: meneur — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• French: chef — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• French: leader — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• German: Rädelsführer — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• German: Rädelsführerin — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Hungarian: bandavezér — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Hungarian: főkolompos — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Japanese: 首謀者 (shubōsha) — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Latin: concitor — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Manx: ard-veereiltagh — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Polish: herszt — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Polish: prowodyr — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Polish: prowodyrka — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Polish: wodzirej — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Polish: wodzirejka — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Russian: зачи́нщик (začínščik) — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Russian: зачи́нщица (začínščica) — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
• Swedish: anstiftare — person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang