headmen

noun

plural of headman
as in leaders
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 Synonyms for headmen
  1. leaders
  2. foremen
  3. chiefs
  4. bosses
  5. captains
  6. masters
  7. commanders
  8. managers
Noun
  • Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin has spoken publicly, including to CBS News, about disagreements with Pentagon leaders.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Democratic leaders like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had hoped Vindman’s reputation and campaign war chest would help turn what election analysts had considered a solidly Republican seat into a more competitive race.
    — Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Customers were very important; workers, foremen.
    — Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.
    — Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Definition of foremen
Noun
  • Petersen retired in June alongside Deputy Chief Michelle Sumstad, leaving Interim Police Chief Doug Brinkley without either of the department’s two deputy chiefs.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Some CFOs have decided to retire while other finance chiefs are being tapped to steer turnarounds or AI initiatives, for example.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of chiefs
Noun
  • Instead, focus on goals, your career and earning some brownie points with bosses, parents and authority figures.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The decision to freeze the programs came from Schwartz’s political bosses.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of bosses
Noun
  • Ben Davies, James Maddison and Archie Gray will serve as third, fourth and fifth captains, respectively.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Nine starters return on defense, including co-captains and senior linebackers Brody Wheeler and Evan Courtney.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of captains
Noun
  • The energetic margins may be condemned by the masters of cities, but cities would not be the same without them.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Thousands have attended Energy Healing Conference events in Utah, Montana and Idaho, where breathwork practitioners, Reiki masters and herbalists gather to dispense ancient wisdom.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • Sources told the Wall Street Journal Arab intelligence detected preparations for a wider war, including the deployment of Iranian commanders, weapons, and intelligence to regional militias aligned with the regime.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Israel said its strikes in southern Lebanon, which killed at least 11 people, targeted two Hezbollah commanders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of commanders
Noun
  • When equity programs feel disconnected from business strategy or day-to-day workflows, managers treat them as optional compliance exercises rather than core leadership behaviors.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Dale Morris, one of the leading names in the ranks of Nashville music managers, who helped build up superstar careers for the group Alabama and then Kenny Chesney nearly from scratch, died Friday at 89.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
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“Headmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmen. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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