About The Word Bellwether
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Bellwether
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What's The Definition Of Bellwether?
[n] sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
[n] someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity Synonyms | Synonyms for Bellwether: Related Terms | Find terms related to Bellwether: ancestor | announcer | antecedent | avant-garde | bell cow | bell mare | born leader | buccinator | bushwhacker | charismatic leader | choirmaster | choragus | conductor | coryphaeus | doyen | duce | ewe | ewe lamb | explorer | file leader | forebear | foregoer | forerunner | front runner | frontiersman | fugleman | groundbreaker | guide | harbinger | herald | innovator | inspired leader | jumbuck | lamb | lambkin | lead | lead runner | leader | leader of men | Mahdi | messenger | messiah | mutton | pacemaker | pacesetter | pathfinder | pilot | pioneer | point | precedent | precentor | precursor | predecessor | ram | ringleader | scout | sheep | standard-bearer | stormy petrel | symphonic conductor | teg | torchbearer | trailblazer | trailbreaker | tup | vanguard | vaunt-courier | voortrekker | wether | yeanling Bellwether In Webster's Dictionary \Bell"weth`er\, n.
1. A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on
his neck.
2. Hence: A leader. [Contemptuous] --Swift.
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