Leader

A surname originating as an occupation for a person who led a horse and cart.

Proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a person who led a horse and cart.
  2. A river in north Canterbury, New Zealand, which joins the (Canterbury) Waiau.
  3. A town in the Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231, western Saskatchewan, Canada, originally named Prussia.
  4. A populated place in Adams County, Colorado, United States.

Origin

English surname, both from the noun leader and an occupational use of lead (“heavy metal”).

Forms

Leaders