Usually means: Guiding figure; prominent, influential person.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word leading light:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. leading light: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. leading light: Merriam-Webster
  3. leading light: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. leading light: Collins English Dictionary
  5. leading light: Vocabulary.com
  6. leading light: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. leading light: Wiktionary
  8. leading light: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. leading light: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. leading light: Dictionary.com
  11. Leading Light: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. leading light: Rhymezone
  13. leading light: FreeDictionary.org
  14. leading light: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. leading light: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. leading light: Encyclopedia

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

(Note: See leading_lights as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (leading light)

noun:  (idiomatic) An acclaimed expert, one of the foremost experts, a luminary.
noun:  (nautical, navigation) A light that helps to guide vessels into a port.

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