leader

noun/ˈliːdə(r)/CEFR B1

নেতা

Meaning

A person who guides or is in charge of a group.

Example sentences

  • The people trust their leader.জনগণ তাদের নেতার উপর আস্থা রাখে।
  • A good leader listens to everyone.একজন ভালো নেতা সবার কথা শোনেন।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: chief, head

Antonyms: follower

Similar words, and what each means

  • chief

    প্রধান, মুখ্য; নেতা, প্রধান ব্যক্তি

    Most important; or the person who leads a group.

  • head

    মাথা

    The top part of the body, where the eyes, ears, nose and mouth are.

  • editorial

    সম্পাদকীয়

    An article giving a newspaper's opinion on an issue.

  • captain

    অধিনায়ক, দলনেতা

    The leader of a sports team.

  • commander

    সেনাপতি, অধিনায়ক

    An officer who is in charge of a group of soldiers or a military operation.

Other English words for “নেতা”

  • chief

    Most important; or the person who leads a group.

Opposite words

  • follower

    ফলোয়ার, অনুসারী (সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায়)

    A person who subscribes to another user's posts on social media.

  • laggard

    পিছিয়ে পড়া ব্যক্তি বা প্রতিষ্ঠান

    A person or thing that moves or responds more slowly than others.

  • straggler

    দলছুট হয়ে পিছিয়ে পড়া ব্যক্তি

    Someone who falls behind the rest of a group.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • leadverbনেতৃত্ব দেওয়া, পথ দেখানো

“leader” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • A leader has to be able to decide, because a group that is never told which way to go loses more time to indecision than to any wrong turning.

    Leadership →

  • He talks like a leader but he is a man of straw with nothing behind him.

    A man of straw →

  • She is an ambitious young leader.

    ambitious — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “leader” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • আরোগ্যলাভের সময়
    • • নেতা
    • • সম্প্রসারণক্ষমতা
    • • হতাশা, নিরাশা
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    নেতা — leader (noun) — নেতা. A person who guides or is in charge of a group.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “leader”?

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    • • chief
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    chief — chief — প্রধান, মুখ্য; নেতা, প্রধান ব্যক্তি. Most important; or the person who leads a group.

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