Ringleader

//ˈɹɪŋˌliːdəɹ//

Synonyms for "ringleader" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

agent provocateur agitator agitprop bell cow bell mare bellwether born leader boss cacique catalyst charismatic leader chief

Strong matches (17)

choirmaster choragus conductor coryphaeus demagogue duce exciter file leader firebrand fomenter forerunner fugleman fuhrer incendiary inciter inflamer inspired leader

Related words (29)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

5 entries

firebrand inciter instigant instigator provoker

derived

1 entries

ringleadership

derived from

2 entries

leader ring

is a

1 entries

instigator

related to

7 entries

conspiracy criminal disturbance gang group leader unofficial

Translations

60 translations across 17 languages.

Basque

3 entries

buruzagi noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
gidari noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
taldeburu noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)

Belarusian

4 entries

важа́к noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
верхаво́д noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
завада́тар noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
павады́р noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)

Bulgarian

2 entries

главата́р noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
та́ртор noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)

Dutch

1 entries

raddraaier noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)

Finnish

4 entries

johtaja noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
johtaja noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)
päätekijä noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)
ryhmänjohtaja noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)

French

4 entries

chef noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
chef noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)
leader noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
leader noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)

German

4 entries

Anführer noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
Anführerin noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
Rädelsführer noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)
Rädelsführerin noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)

Hungarian

4 entries

bandavezér noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)
főkolompos noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)
vezető noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
vezér noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)

Japanese

1 entries

首謀者 noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)

Latin

1 entries

concitor noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)

Manx

1 entries

ard-veereiltagh noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)

Polish

4 entries

herszt noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)
prowodyr noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
prowodyr noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)
prowodyrka noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)

Russian

4 entries

верхово́д noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
вожа́к noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
глава́рь noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
зачи́нщик noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)

Spanish

1 entries

cabecilla noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)

Swedish

1 entries

anstiftare noun (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang)

Tagalog

1 entries

malahakan noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)

Ukrainian

4 entries

вата́г noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
ватажко́ noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
ватажо́к noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)
верхово́д noun (leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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They regarded him as the ringleader of the murder case.

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Tom is the alleged ringleader.

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Sami is the ringleader.

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Tom was the ringleader.

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