1. a person who leads others astray or causes them to believe something false

Examples

• The politician was exposed as a misleader who had lied about his qualifications.
• She refused to follow the misleader who promised easy solutions to complex problems.
• The cult’s misleader convinced his followers to abandon their families.
• History is full of misleaders who exploited people’s fears and prejudices.
• The company fired the misleader who had given false information to investors.
• Parents warned their children about misleaders on social media.