Leader — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who rules or guides or inspires others

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈiːdɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈiːdə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈiːdə/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈiːdɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

drawing card loss leader

Antonyms

follower

Word Forms

leadership	noun	the status of a leader
lead	verb	be in charge of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Führer

eine Person, die andere regiert, leitet oder inspiriert

🇫🇷French

chef

une personne qui gouverne, guide ou inspire les autres

🇪🇸Spanish

líder

una persona que gobierna, guía o inspira a otros

🇳🇱Dutch

leider

een persoon die anderen regeert, begeleidt of inspireert

🇵🇹Portuguese

líder

uma pessoa que governa, guia ou inspira outros

🇷🇺Russian

лидер

человек, который управляет, направляет или вдохновляет других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नेता

ऐसा व्यक्ति जो दूसरों पर शासन करता है या मार्गदर्शन करता है या प्रेरित करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নেতা

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি অন্যদের শাসন করেন বা নির্দেশ দেন বা অনুপ্রাণিত করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

தலைவர்

மற்றவர்களை ஆளும் அல்லது வழிகாட்டும் அல்லது ஊக்குவிக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నాయకుడు

ఇతరులను పాలించే లేదా మార్గనిర్దేశం చేసే లేదా ప్రేరేపించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

नेता

एक व्यक्ती जी इतरांना नियम करते किंवा मार्गदर्शन करते किंवा प्रेरित करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

નેતા

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે અન્યને શાસન કરે છે અથવા માર્ગદર્શન આપે છે અથવા પ્રેરણા આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಯಕ

ಇತರರನ್ನು ಆಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നേതാവ്

മറ്റുള്ളവരെ ഭരിക്കുകയോ നയിക്കുകയോ പ്രചോദിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੇਤਾ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਯਮ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਰਗਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رہنما

وہ شخص جو دوسروں پر حکمرانی کرتا ہے یا رہنمائی کرتا ہے یا ان کی ترغیب دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

领导者

统治、指导或激励他人的人

🇯🇵Japanese

リーダー

他人を支配したり、指導したり、鼓舞したりする人

🇰🇷Korean

지도자

다른 사람을 다스리거나 인도하거나 영감을 주는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lãnh đạo

một người cai trị hoặc hướng dẫn hoặc truyền cảm hứng cho người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้นำ

บุคคลที่ควบคุมหรือแนะนำหรือสร้างแรงบันดาลใจให้ผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemimpin

seseorang yang memerintah atau membimbing atau menginspirasi orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pinuno

isang taong namamahala o gumagabay o nagbibigay inspirasyon sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

pemimpin

seseorang yang memerintah atau membimbing atau memberi inspirasi kepada orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قائد

الشخص الذي يحكم أو يرشد أو يلهم الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

رهبر

شخصی که به دیگران حکومت می کند یا هدایت می کند یا الهام می بخشد

🇹🇷Turkish

lider

Başkalarına hükmeden, rehberlik eden veya ilham veren kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַנהִיג

אדם השולט או מדריך או נותן השראה לאחרים

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