bellwether

bellwether englannista suomeksi

1. kellokas

2. suunnannäyttäjä

0. Substantiivi

1. kellokas

2. ennusmerkki

bellwether englanniksi

1. The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.

2. (quote-book)|chapter=XXXI|passage=Several old ladies forthwith proclaimed their intention of following him; but, as one or two of them were deaf, and another had been threatened with an attack of that mild, but obstinate complaint, dementia senilis, many thought it was not so much the force of his arguments as a kind of tendency to jump as the bellwether jumps, well known in flocks not included in the Christian fold.

3. Anything that indicates future trends.

(syn)

4. (quote-book)|passage=I suspect that, after all,(..)—that all this has been known, perhaps for ages, to certain ones upon this earth, a cult or order, members of which function like bellwethers to the rest of us, or as superior slaves or overseers, directing us in accordance with instructions received—from Somewhere else—in our mysterious usefulness.

5. (quote-web)

6. A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market|market's condition.

7. (quote-book)