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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Seven of the leading 10 players on the leaderboard Saturday were outside the top 100. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 The model is currently ranked fourth on Design Arena’s leaderboard for the best AI image generation models, a crowdsourced benchmark for AI designs. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026 Its public leaderboard focuses on texting behavior rather than political affiliation. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Access all nine box scores, sortable player and team leaderboards, and individual player stats. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for leaderboard

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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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 27 Oct. 2026.

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