[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ringleader.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / ringleader

[← R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/R/)

# ringleader

«ringleader» in Mova's school dictionary: **the person who leads a group in doing something wrong…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (ringleaders)

### meaning for a pupil

The ringleader is the person who leads a group in doing something wrong, such as a revolt, a riot or a prank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ringleader/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

the leader of a band of rebels, pirates or naughty pupils, who is usually blamed or punished

### examples

- The ringleader of the gang ran off first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ringleader/#x1)
- The teacher punished the ringleader of the prank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ringleader/#x2)
- He was the ringleader of the plan to escape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ringleader/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ringleader» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ringleader/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.