foreleader
English
Etymology
From Middle English forleder, equivalent to fore- + leader. Compare Dutch voorleider, German Vorleiter.
Noun
foreleader (plural foreleaders)
- (dated) Someone who leads by example; a guide.
References
- “foreleader”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.