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bellwether

N แกะ ตัวผู้ ที่ นำ ฝูง  ผู้นำ  pacesetter standard-bearer shepherd

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BELLWETHER

BELLWETHER Bell "weth `er, n.

 

1. A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.

 

2. Hence: A leader. [Contemptuous ] Swift.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

bellwether

bell weth er |ˈbelˌweT͟Hər ˈbɛlˌwɛðər | ▶noun the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its neck. • an indicator or predictor of something: college campuses are often the bellwether of change | [ as modifier ] : the market's bellwether stock.

 

Oxford Dictionary

bellwether

bell |wether |ˈbɛlwɛðə (r )| ▶noun the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its neck. • something that leads or indicates a trend: Basildon is now the bellwether of Britain's voting behaviour.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

bellwether

bellwether noun a bellwether of change | the company is a bellwether for the entire entertainment business: harbinger, herald, indicator, predictor.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

bellwether

bell weth er /bélwèðə r /名詞 C 1 (業界 流行などの )先導者 ; 率先者 ; 徴候 ; 〘株式 〙指標銘柄 .2 (鈴を付けた )先導羊 .