leaderboard

noun

lead·​er·​board ˈlē-dər-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce leaderboard (audio)
: a large board for displaying the ranking of the leaders in a competitive event (such as a golf tournament)

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Lumines Arise launches with a single-player and multiplayer mode, as well as leaderboards. PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025 Anthropic’s Claude, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Google’s Gemini rounded out the leaderboard. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025 Their scores placed them at the top of the leaderboard. Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 At this point, the clear candidate is Invisigal, who’s at the bottom of the leaderboard. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leaderboard

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of leaderboard was in 1963

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“Leaderboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaderboard. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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