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Ringleader
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals.
(2):
(n.) Opprobriously, a leader of a body of men engaged in the violation of law or in an illegal enterprise, as rioters, mutineers, or the like.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ringleader'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/ringleader.html. 1828.