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
TeÓFila	te-O-fee-lah	Spanish
Dolores	do-LO-res (Spanish), də-LAWR-is (English)	Spanish, English
Madisyn	MAD-i-sən	English (Modern)
Babbs	[bæbz]
Josiah	jo-SIE-ə (English)	Biblical, English
Jamshid	-	Persian, Persian Mythology