leaderless

leaderless

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *laidī
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Proto-West Germanic *laid
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Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Proto-West Germanic *laidijārī
Old English lǣdere
Middle English leder
English leader
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English leaderless

    From leader + -less.

    Adjective

    leaderless (comparative more leaderless, superlative most leaderless)

    1. Without a person providing direction.
      • 2023 May 31, Nigel Harris, “GBR now! We have no Plan B”, in RAIL, number 984, page 3:
        But doing nothing is not an option. Our railway has been drifting, leaderless, for a couple of years. Sunak should also ponder as he panders.
    2. Without a thing serving as leader.

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