Leading Man

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
LM
Pronunciation
/ˈlidɪŋ mæn/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. In this movie, he played the leading man.
  2. The performances were cancelled because the leading man was ill.
  3. What did you think of the love scene between her and the leading man?
  4. The leading man got laryngitis but his understudy stepped into the breach and gave an excellent performance.
  5. The modern leading man is more likely to be required to burst into tears and go shopping.

Other meanings of LM