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leidster — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • leader noun A person who guides or is in charge of a group, organisation, or country.
  • lodestar noun A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.

Senses

leidster is used for these senses in English:

  • leader One having authority to direct.
  • lodestar A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
  • lodestar (figurative) A guiding tenet or principle.
  • pole star (star) The star visible to the naked eye which was in the past, is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet.
  • pole star (figuratively) A person, principle, or thing which acts as a guide; a guiding light; also, something which attracts much attention; a centre of attention.

leader — full definition

  1. noun A person who guides or is in charge of a group, organisation, or country.
  2. noun A person or organisation that ranks first in a particular field.

lodestar — full definition

  1. noun A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
  2. noun A guiding tenet or principle.
  3. noun A calculated amount to award as attorney's fees derived by multiplying the reasonable number of hours spent working on a case by the reasonable hourly billing rate.

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