bandleader

noun

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

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Beyond long-running The Lawrence Welk Show, which debuted on ABC on this day in 1955, Welk was a bandleader, an accordion player, and a shrewd businessman synonymous with squeaky-clean (and older-skewing) entertainment. Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 The former Savages bandleader Jehnny Beth has announced a new album. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025 Happily, this quintuple-threat guitarist, keyboardist, singer, songwriter and bandleader is more active than ever at 63, with no fewer than three new albums in the works. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025 Kassa Overall: Jazz drummer, producer, rapper and bandleader. Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandleader

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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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 22 Jul. 2025.

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