leaderboard

noun

lead·​er·​board ˈlē-dər-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce leaderboard (audio)
: a large board for displaying the ranking of the leaders in a competitive event (such as a golf tournament)

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The bronze medalist on the domestic leaderboard isn't even a film. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025 The results of San Francisco have shuffled around the top of the leaderboard and tightened up the points, too. Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 The leaderboard logjam includes five players at 8-under, including 2024 Charles Schwab Cup winner Steven Alker, major winner Stewart Cink, and two-time Hoag champion Ernie Els, a World Golf of Famer with four PGA Tour majors on his resume. Randy Youngman, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025 His best finish since then was a second-place spot on the leaderboard in 2022. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leaderboard

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of leaderboard was in 1963

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“Leaderboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaderboard. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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