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Definition of Front-runner
1. Noun. A competitor thought likely to win.
Generic synonyms: Challenger, Competition, Competitor, Contender, Rival
Definition of Front-runner
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of front runner) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Front-runner
Literary usage of Front-runner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1888)
"In a corn-planter having the rear main frame mounted on supporting wheels, the
front runner-frame hinged or pivoted to the main frame, [and operated by an ..."
2. Decisions on the Law of Patents for Inventions Rendered by [English Courts by United States Supreme Court, Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, Woodbury Lowery (1892)
"In a corn-planter having the rear main frame mounted on supporting wheels, and
the front runner-frame hinged or pivoted to the main frame, a foot-treadle ..."
3. Voluntary Approaches for Environmental Policy: Effectiveness, Efficiency and by Nils Axel Braathen, SourceOECD (Online service), Nick Johnstone (2003)
"The size of any such transition costs can be of particular relevance if the
country in question is a "front-runner" in addressing a particular environmental ..."
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