leaderette en · NOUN
Etymology
From leader + -ette.
Meanings
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A short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial.
"You got a black eye out of him, and that's for publication. We can't have this reign of terror, Mr. Malone. We must bring the man to his bearings. I'll have a leaderette on him to-morrow that will raise a blister."
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leaderettes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |