spearhead

• Nom désignant une personne qui mène ou initie une action, comme une attaque ou une campagne, ou une unité militaire en tête d'une offensive, ou encore la pointe acérée d'une lance.

A noun referring to a person who leads or initiates an activity such as an attack or campaign, or the leading military unit in an attack, or the head and sharpened point of a spear.

1. Leader or initiatorB2formal

   A person who leads or initiates an activity, such as an attack or campaign.

   Chef de file, meneur

   • She was the spearhead of the new marketing campaign.
   • He acted as the spearhead for the community project.
   • The team's spearhead pushed the initiative forward.

   Synonymesdriving forceinitiatorinstigatorleaderoriginatorpioneerprime movertrailblazer

2. Leading military unitC1formal

   The foremost unit in a military attack, leading the advance.

   Tête de pont / fer de lance

   • The spearhead of the army broke through the enemy lines.
   • The battalion served as the spearhead in the offensive.
   • The spearhead unit was the first to engage the enemy.

   Synonymesforefrontleading edgepointvanguard

3. Tip of a spearB1formal

   The sharpened point at the head of a spear, used for thrusting.

   Pointe de lance

   • The spearhead was made of flint and tied to the shaft.
   • He carefully sharpened the spearhead before the hunt.
   • Ancient warriors crafted spearheads from bronze and iron.

   Synonymesheadpointspear-pointspike

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait de diriger ou d'initier un effort, un projet ou un mouvement.

A verb used to indicate leading or initiating an effort, project, or movement.

1. Lead an initiativeB2formal

   To be the leader or driving force behind a project, campaign, or movement.

   Diriger, être à la tête d'une initiative

   • She spearheaded the new marketing campaign.
   • He spearheaded the effort to reform the company's policies.
   • The organization spearheaded a nationwide vaccination drive.

   Synonymeschampiondirectfrontguideheadinitiatelaunchleadorchestratepioneer

   Antonymesfollowtrail