HEADMAN Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

headman

noun

Definition of headman

as in leader

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do as headman at the newspaper 20 years ago, he hired the then-promising young reporter who won this year's Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting

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Recent Examples of headman After Mattias Samuelsson checked Kaprizov off the puck and cleared the zone, Filip Gustavsson alertly gathered the puck and made a long headman pass to Kaprizov to catch some tired penalty killers changing. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026 The New York Giants were the first team to have a head coach non-vacancy, with former Baltimore Ravens headman John Harbaugh taking his services to the Big Apple. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026 The child’s uncle, Salim Güran — the village headman — had been arrested earlier in the probe, per Hürriyet Daily News. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025 Jerry Jones’ relationship with Colorado Buffaloes headman Deion Sanders is documented, but hiring Coach Prime may only be considered if the Cowboys pivot off of Prescott and draft Deion’s son Shedeur Sanders. — Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headman

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Noun

The United States remains the global leader in biotech, but China is rapidly narrowing the gap.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Some industry leaders have also sounded alarms over increasingly powerful systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of leader

Noun

Rooms in the back of the second and third floors had mahogany window frames that peered into the main space, allowing a foreman to supervise workers.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
The Nepal Electricity Authority named the two men who were rescued alive as 30-year-old Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman from Saptari district in eastern Nepal, and Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor from Kathmandu.

— Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of foreman

Noun

Shoppers filed a class action against the company in May, and its finance chief has said Amazon largely absorbed tariff costs rather than passing them on.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Shortly after multiple outlets broke the news, Tina Brown, the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, reported that the offer was rescinded.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of chief

Noun

Five players, including captain Miguel Almirón (Paraguay), were away on international duty for their respective national teams.

— Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
In the dressing room, the Kings have given Kopitar’s crown to defenseman Drew Doughty, who will take over as captain in his 19th NHL season.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of captain

Noun

The chain’s restaurants were leased back to it under a 25-year master lease, which included 2% annual escalators, extending until the early 2040s, according to the initial deal terms.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
This year’s festival will also include a retrospective on the works of Japanese master filmmaker Kenji Mizoguchi.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of master

Noun

Three astronauts - commander Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng - were the first three-person crew to fly in space for China's space program.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The Russian military has sought to weaponize Ukraine prisoners of war by forcing them to denounce their commanders, government and homeland in propaganda videos reaching new audiences in the age of social media.

— Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of commander

Noun

The deal, which Lago and the city manager worked on for years, is a renewal of a previous agreement and gives UM the ability to plan for more students, new housing and other buildings on its growing campus, including potentially a new hospital.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
In 2020 a 9-carat diamond was found by an Arkansas bank manager, and in 2024 a French man unearthed a 7-carat diamond.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of manager

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