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Leader

One who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Feature 76% connected

The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Aristocrat 76% connected

One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble.

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Bellwether 76% connected

A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.

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Boss 76% connected

Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.

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Caller 76% connected

One who calls.

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Captain 76% connected

A head, or chief officer

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Chief 76% connected

The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the…

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Chieftain 76% connected

A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.

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Choragus 76% connected

A chorus leader; esp. one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contents at Athens.

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Commander 76% connected

A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.

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Demigod 76% connected

A half god, or an inferior deity; a fabulous hero, the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

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Employer 76% connected

One who employs another; as, an employer of workmen.

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Father 76% connected

One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent.

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Fugleman 76% connected

A soldier especially expert and well drilled, who takes his place in front of a military company, as a guide for the others in their exercises; a fil…

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Galvanizer 76% connected

One who, or that which, galvanize.

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Guide 76% connected

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

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Guru 76% connected

A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor amoung the Hindoos.

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Head 76% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Hero 76% connected

An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.

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Imam 76% connected

Alt. of Imaum

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Imaum 76% connected

Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque.

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Initiator 76% connected

One who initiates.

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Inspirer 76% connected

One who, or that which, inspirer.

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Instigator 76% connected

One who instigates or incites.

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Lawgiver 76% connected

One who makes or enacts a law or system of laws; a legislator.

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Lawmaker 76% connected

A legislator; a lawgiver.

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Misleader 76% connected

One who leads into error.

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Model 76% connected

A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size.

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Patrician 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.

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Politician 76% connected

One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman.

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Spearhead 76% connected

The pointed head, or end, of a spear.

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Superior 76% connected

More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.

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Torchbearer 76% connected

One whose office it is to carry a torch.

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Trainer 76% connected

One who trains; an instructor; especially, one who trains or prepares men, horses, etc., for exercises requiring physical agility and strength.

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Conduct 74% connected

The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.

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Conduct 74% connected

The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.

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Head 74% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Head 74% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Lead 74% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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Lead 74% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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Leadership 74% connected

The office of a leader.

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Leadership 74% connected

The office of a leader.

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Follower 94% connected

One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.

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Follower 94% connected

One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.

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