leaderboard

noun

lead·​er·​board ˈlē-dər-ˌbȯrd 

: a large board for displaying the ranking of the leaders in a competitive event (such as a golf tournament)

Examples of leaderboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Siniaková, unlike many women at the top of the doubles leaderboard, is not strictly a doubles specialist. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Mathematicians have, for centuries, been interested in which Mersenne numbers are prime or not, and Lu’s achievement in this area is even preserved on an online leaderboard. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026

That contributes to an eighth-place ranking on the ATP’s serve quality leaderboard. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026

The last truckers standing When day three rolled in, companies like FedEx, Walmart, and UPS dominated the leaderboards. — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for leaderboard

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard