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

More milestones — from key goals and points marks to nice round numbers in games played and even a couple of players looking to move up in NHL and franchise leaderboards — are on the horizon for several Panthers players. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025

Lamar is followed on this year’s leaderboard by Jack Antonoff, Cirkut and Lady Gaga, with seven nods each; Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Serban Ghenea and Leon Thomas, with six each; and Clipse, Doechii, Sounwave, SZA, Turnstile, Tyler, the Creator and Andrew Watt, with five each. —Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025

The next wave of truly transformative companies won’t just come from Silicon Valley’s demo days or AI leaderboards. —Mike Palank, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025

After his intro, Alfonso explained that whoever ends the night at the top of the leaderboard will win immunity from next week's relay dances. —Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025

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