MISLEADER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who leads astray (often deliberately)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("misleader" is a kind of...):

leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

beguiler; cheat; cheater; deceiver; slicker; trickster (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)

Derivation:

mislead (give false or misleading information to)

mislead (lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions)