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
Madison	MAD-i-sən	English
Binyamin	bee-nyah-MEEN (Jewish)	Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical Hebrew
Toni	['təuni]
Gawain	gə-WAYN (English), GOW-ən (English)	Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Izabela	ee-zah-BE-lah	Polish
Rochelle	-	English