ringleader
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ring·lead·er /ˈrɪŋˌliːdə $ -ər/ noun [countable] SCCsomeone who leads a group that is doing something illegal or wrong 〔匪徒的〕头目，首恶，魁首 the ringleader of a new international drugs ring 一个新的国际贩毒团伙的头目► see thesaurus at leader
Examples from the Corpus
ringleader• Dulé survived, however, to be brought to trial as a ringleader, to be an example to others.• The arrested rioters were ultimately released, although the black ringleaders were ordered to leave town.• When twelve deputy sheriffs came to serve warrants for arrest of the black ringleaders, they were ambushed in the grocery store.• The two other ringleaders escaped capture, but many other lesser lights were taken and rather harshly treated.• Three weeks before Bloody Sunday he had recommended shooting selected ringleaders of the youths who regularly rioted in the city.• Shoot the ringleaders, that's what I say.• Detectives are now trying to trace the ringleader of what could be a new international racket.• The ringleaders are facing life in prison.• The ringleader and another man lay on the ground, writhing and screaming.ring·lead·er nounChineseSyllable
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ringleader
ring‧lead‧er /ˈrɪŋˌliːdə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
someone who leads a group that is doing something illegal or wrong:
the ringleader of a new international drugs ring
▪ leader the person who directs or controls a group, organization, country etc: 12,000 party members will vote next week to elect a new leader. | leaders of developing nations from around the world
▪ruler someone, such as a king or queen or a military leader, who has official power over a country or area: Sheik Mohamed, ruler of Dubai | Argentina’s former military rulers
▪head of state someone who leads a country or state: Twenty-one heads of state will meet at the annual World Trade summit.
▪figurehead someone who is seen as the leader of a country or organization, although he or she does not have any real power: the Queen’s role as a national figurehead | There are advantages in having a respected personality as a figurehead for the organisation.
▪ringleader someone who leads a group that is doing something illegal or wrong: The alleged ringleaders of the gang have been arrested. | the ringleaders of the airplane bomb plot
ring‧lead‧er /ˈrɪŋˌliːdə $ -ər/
noun [countable]someone who leads a group that is doing something illegal or wrong:
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