spearhead

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)
  2. noun the leading military unit in an attack
  3. noun the head and sharpened point of a spear

Etymology

From Middle English spere-hed; equivalent to spear + head.

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