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

However, his sixth goal put him atop the NHL leaderboard among goal scorers and he’s currently tied with Vegas Golden Knights forward Pavel Dorofeyev. —Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

At the end of the day, the leaderboard belonged to Shane Lowry, firing 8-under 64 to share the lead, followed by Keita Nakajima at 7-under heading into Friday. —Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025

For the first time, Dylan Efron and partner Daniella Karagach topped the leaderboard, while Andy Richter returned to the bottom. —Emily Longeretta, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025

Beyond offering incentives to refer platforms to others, emerging apps have also created ways to bet alongside friends, setting up leaderboards and teams of other users. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 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