Brewer's: Coryphaeus

(The) or “Corypheus.” The leader and speaker of the chorus in Greek dramas. In modern English it is used to designate the chief speaker and most active member of a board, company, or expedition.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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