Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals. 2. (n.) Opprobriously, a leader of a body of men engaged in the violation of law or in an illegal enterprise, as rioters, mutineers, or the like. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia RINGLEADER ring'-led-er: In Acts 24:5 the translation of protostates, "one who stands first." Not an opprobrious word in the Greek.

Multi-Version Concordance Ringleader (1 Occurrence) Acts 24:5 For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. (WEB KJV WEY ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)