リーダー

りーだー
noun
leader; head; chief
persontechnology
1. leader; head; chief
A person who leads, guides, or directs a group, team, or organization.
I was chosen as the team leader.
He is trusted as the group leader.
A leader is expected to have decisiveness and a sense of responsibility.
2. reader (device or software)
A device or application used to read or display data, such as a card reader or e-book reader.
カードリーダーカードかざす
Hold the card over the card reader.
PDFリーダーインストールした
I installed a PDF reader.
This e-book reader is light and easy to carry around.

A loanword from English with two distinct origins: "leader" (sense 1) and "reader" (sense 2). In Japanese, both are written identically as リーダー. The intended meaning is usually clear from context.

Common collocations

  • リーダーシップ — leadership
  • チームリーダー — team leader
  • プロジェクトリーダー — project leader
  • カードリーダー — card reader
  • 電子書籍(でんししょせき)リーダー — e-book reader

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