Home › Words › M › misleadermisleadermisleader · noun — one who leads into error.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Middle English misledere, equivalent to mislead + -er. Compare Dutch misleider (“misleader, deceiver”), Swedish missledare.nounOne who leads into error.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.misguide 74% match — To guide poorly or incorrectly; to lead astray or into error. vs misleader →misdirector 67% match — One who misdirects. vs misleader →forlead 66% match — To mislead; seduce. vs misleader →misguidance 64% match — Bad guidance. vs misleader →mislight 63% match — To deceive or lead astray with a false light. vs misleader →delude 62% match — To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe. vs misleader →misgovernor 61% match — One who misgoverns. vs misleader →misinformant 61% match — One who gives wrong information; a misinformer. vs misleader →