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bellwether Definition:
- A bellwether is one that leads or indicates trends; a trendsetter. This is an inversion of the original meaning as the bellwether, because of his emasculated condition, always stuck close to, usually following, the flock; his bell alerted the shepherd to its location. So originally the term referred to a reliable follower.
| Bellwether (n.) A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck. |
| Bellwether (n.) Hence: A leader. |
| bellwether sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell |
| bellwether someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity |
bellwether Synonyme:
| bellwether Mahdi ancestor announcer antecedent avant-garde bell cow bell mare born leader buccinator bushwhacker charismatic leader choirmaster choragus conductor coryphaeus doyen duce ewe ewe lamb explorer file leader forebear foregoer forerunner front runner frontiersman fugleman groundbreaker guide harbinger herald innovator inspired leader jumbuck lamb lambkin lead lead runner leader leader of men messenger messiah mutton pacemaker pacesetter pathfinder pilot pioneer point precedent precentor precursor predecessor ram ringleader scout sheep standard-bearer stormy petrel symphonic conductor teg torchbearer trailblazer trailbreaker tup vanguard vaunt-courier voortrekker wether yeanling |