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

On a day when second-round leader Ryan Gerard went backward with a 75, many others took a big step forward — even if the top of the leaderboard doesn't contain too many household names. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Austin Stinson’s 411-yard rushing game moved him up the AJC Varsity leaderboard this week. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Prestige châteaux with centuries of reputation and no shortage of marketing budget were, in this study, functionally invisible as sources, even while their names topped the leaderboard. — Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

This is Calvin Klein‘s second time at the top of the leaderboard in recent seasons. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 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