front-runner

the person or thing thought most likely to win or succeed. The press found out some juicy secrets about the front-runner and made them all public. Who is the front-runner in the race to be governor?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
KatrĖ	-	Lithuanian
Abigail	AB-i-gayl (English), AH-bee-giel (German)	English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Marian	['mɛəriən]
U-Jin	oo-jeen	Korean
Andrea	['ændriə]
Gregers	-	Danish, Norwegian