"bandleader" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bandleaders [plural]
Etymology: From band + leader. Etymology templates: {{af|en|band|leader}} band + leader Head templates: {{en-noun}} bandleader (plural bandleaders)
  1. A musician who conducts or leads a band of musicians. Categories (topical): Musicians, Occupations, People Synonyms: conductor, band leader Translations (musician who leads a band of musicians): kapelník [masculine] (Czech), bandleider [masculine] (Dutch), αρχιμουσικός (archimousikós) [feminine, masculine] (Greek)

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