leading light
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English
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Noun
[edit]leading light (plural leading lights)
- (idiomatic) An acclaimed expert, one of the foremost experts, a luminary.
- Stephen Hawking is a leading light in physics, people say he's the greatest physicist since Einstein.
- (nautical, navigation) A light that helps to guide vessels into a port.
Translations
[edit]an acclaimed expert
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