leading light

noun
  1. 1

    An acclaimed expert, one of the foremost experts, a luminary.

    “Stephen Hawking is a leading light in physics, people say he's the greatest physicist since Einstein.”

  2. 2

    A light that helps to guide vessels into a port.

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