ringleader

1. A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.

   Anführer, Anführerin

   вожа́кvožák, глава́рьglavárʹ, верхово́дverxovód

   ватажо́кvatažók, вожа́кvožák, поводи́рpovodýr

2. A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.

   The police arrested the ringleaders of the smuggling operation.

   Rädelsführer, Rädelsführerin

   зачи́нщикzačínščik, зачи́нщицаzačínščica

   a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)

1. I think Tom was one of the ringleaders.

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2. I think that Tom was one of the ringleaders.

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3. Tom was the ringleader.

   deTom war der Anführer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Tom is the alleged ringleader.

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5. They regarded him as the ringleader of the murder case.

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