bandleader

noun

band·​lead·​er ˈband-ˌlē-dər How to pronounce bandleader (audio)
: the conductor of a band (such as a dance band)

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Kimmel also got teary last month when his lifelong friend and show bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, died at age 59. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2025 Albert Navarro had been a saxophonist and a clarinettist who worked as a music teacher and as a bandleader at resort hotels. Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 Seeing his bandleader back on the shiny floor. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 Joseph Byrd, the co-founder, composer, and bandleader of the psych-rock outfit United States of America, has died, reports The New York Times. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandleader

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bandleader was in 1869

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“Bandleader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandleader. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.

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