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front runner

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of the most likely winners in a contest, election, etc.

    • [T]he American League pennant did not shape up as much of a race. There were the Indians and the Yankees, front runners as usual.
    • Dubai, which would be the first host of a world’s fair in the Middle East, has emerged as the front-runner, offering the most financial and governmental support.
    • The Conservative leadership frontrunner, Liz Truss, has rejected “handouts” as a way of helping people affected by the cost of living crisis.

  2. One who engages in front running.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA