spearhead
(noun, verb)
noun
1. someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)
Definition categories: person, leader
2. the leading military unit in an attack
Definition categories: group, force
3. the head and sharpened point of a spear
Similar word(s): spearpoint
Definition categories: man–made, point
verb
1. be the leader of
- She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease
Definition categories: social, head, lead
Sentences with spearhead as a verb:
- He spearheaded the entire project from day one.