bandleader

noun

band·​lead·​er ˈband-ˌlē-dər How to pronounce bandleader (audio)
: the conductor of a band (such as a dance band)

Examples of bandleader in a Sentence

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There have always been two sides to the music of Nigerien guitarist and bandleader Mdou Moctar: the electric and the acoustic, the sweaty ballroom and the evening campfire, the wedding dance and the lament. Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025 Actors will take the stage to perform romantic tunes, accompanied by bandleader/bassist Gus Kambeitz and his band members. Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025 The Tonight Show bandleader also managed to persuade Lorne Michaels, a man not known for nostalgia, to talk. Peter White, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025 But the Black Bottom neighborhood is a center of the city’s music scene, and the Paradise Cafe is one of its oldest jazz clubs, one that trumpeter and bandleader Blue has inherited from his parents. Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandleader

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bandleader was in 1869

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“Bandleader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandleader. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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