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ringleader

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ring·lead·er  (rngldr)
n.
A person who leads others, especially in illicit or informal activities.
ringleader
Noun
a person who leads others in illegal or mischievous actions
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ringleader - a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)
inciter, instigant, instigator, provoker, firebrand - someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
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Spanish ringleader [ˈrɪŋliːdəʳ] n → cabecilla m/f
French ringleader [ˈrɪŋliːdəʳ] ring n [of gang] → chef m, meneur m
German ringleader [ˈrɪŋliːdəʳ] ring n → Rädelsführer(in) m(f)
Italian ringleader [ˈrɪŋliːdəʳ] n [of gang] → capobanda m
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Barnaby Rudge and Mrs Rudge are in it likewise; but the villain, Joseph Willet, is the ringleader.
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None of them liked Snipes, and this disagreeable show of authority since he had murdered King, the real head and ringleader of the mutineers, had only added fuel to the flames of their hatred.
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Bunyan tells us that he swore and told lies and that he was the ringleader in all the wickedness of the village.
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