How are deadlifts a compound/leg exercise?

Question

It seems like the “prime mover” muscle in a dead lift is the lower back.
Everything else in a deadlift appears to be stationary, or “isometric contraction” at most (I think). Please tell me if im wrong!

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Answer 1

Prime mover in the deadlift is the glutes and hamstrings. The low back is largely held in isometric contraction.

A compound exercise means that there is significant movement across 2 or more joints. In the cause of the deadlift, the hips and knees.

Compound and “leg” are not the same thing.