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
Astin	['æstin]
Kirke	-	Greek Mythology
Watse	-	Frisian
Atilius	-	Ancient Roman
Philetus	fi-LEE-təs (English), fie-LEE-təs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Konrad	KAWN-raht (German, Polish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Slovene