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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Colavito ranks 81st on the all-time home run leaderboard, with 374 homers, ahead of Gil Hodges and just behind Carlton Fisk, Jeff Kent, Norm Cash and Mike Trout. Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024 First released in April, the record gave Swift her 12th No. 1 LP in the U.K., tying Madonna on the all-time leaderboard. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024 Entering the evening, Joey and Jenna and Chandler and Brandon found themselves atop the leaderboard from the beginning of the season. Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024 The map has leaderboards per round and session, and uses the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN)’s persistence features to retain players’ progress across sessions. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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