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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The pair has currently scored 33/50 total, placing them towards the middle of the leaderboard. Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 That placed Zetta in second position on the Aimlabs global leaderboard. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025 The rotation’s emergence has eased the burden on an offense that ranks near the bottom of just about every league leaderboard. Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 The pair was eliminated during the fourth week, after a tango routine landed them in the bottom three on the leaderboard. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 2025.

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