leading light

English

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Noun

leading light (plural leading lights)

1. (idiomatic) An acclaimed expert, one of the foremost experts, a luminary.

   Stephen Hawking is a leading light in physics, people say he's the greatest physicist since Einstein.

2. (nautical, navigation) A light that helps to guide vessels into a port.

Translations

an acclaimed expert

• Maori: matariki

Anagrams

• leadlighting