Search Result for "leading_light":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a celebrity who is an inspiration to others;
- Example: "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"
[syn: luminary, leading light, guiding light, notable, notability]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

leading light n 1: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: luminary, leading light, guiding light, notable, notability]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "leading light": chief, electronics king, first-rater, genius, honcho, king, lead, luminary, master spirit, paramount, prima donna, principal, prodigy, star, superstar, top dog, topnotcher, virtuoso, wonder