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lead

adjective [before noun]
 
 
/liːd/

Definition

B1 used to describe the main performer or part in a performance: Who played the lead role in the movie? The lead guitarist was good.
(Definition of lead adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)