Found 3 items, similar to ringleader.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: ringleader
biang, biang-keladi, pemimpin gerombolan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: ringleader
ringleader
n : a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Ringleader
Ringleader
\Ring"lead`er\, n.
1. The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a
number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of
animals.
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A primacy of order, such an one as the ringleader
hath in a dance. --Barrow.
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2. Opprobriously, a leader of a body of men engaged in the
violation of law or in an illegal enterprise, as rioters,
mutineers, or the like.
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The ringleaders were apprehended, tried, fined, and
imprisoned. --Macaulay.
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