leadman

noun

Definition of leadmannext
as in supervisor

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Recent Examples of leadman Osorio joined the company in 2011 and has worked as an apprentice carpenter, carpenter, leadman, foreman, and assistant superintendent. — Cindy Kent, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leadman
  1. supervisor
  2. manager
  3. foreman
  4. superintendent
  5. principal
  6. overseer
  7. boss
  8. skipper
Noun
  • That changed in 2024 when a state constitutional amendment required Miami-Dade voters to choose an elections supervisor to run the newly independent office.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Becerra’s appointee would hold office until a successor is selected through a special election or the next supervisor race set for March 2028, roughly 16 months after the midterm elections.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of supervisor
Noun
  • Before or after your meal, check out the Renaissance Bar to witness bar manager Matteo Oddo make his sensational martinis.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Lynch, the team's president of football operations and general manager, addressed the brawls that took place in the parking lot and inside Levi's Stadium during the 49ers' 38-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of manager
Noun
  • That includes the famous case of Phineas Gage, a railroad foreman who survived an 1848 accident that sent a large iron rod directly through his head.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of foreman
Noun
  • Kayatta said the board would hold another special meeting before that deadline to select committee members if the state superintendent sends more candidates before Monday.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Several more urged the department’s next leader to be a local — as Snelling was — but unlike in the 2023 superintendent search, so far there has been no campaigning on behalf of any prospective candidate.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of superintendent
Noun
  • Morgan Park principal Dan Kuzma referred questions to Chicago Public Schools, which also did not elaborate on James' ouster.
    — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • According to Singh, the district learned about the detention through the school, after the principal was informed that the student’s father had been detained.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of principal
Noun
  • The federal government had been powerless to stop the banking industry from digging itself into a nearly inextricable hole; FDR remade the Federal Reserve System into a forceful overseer of banking practices.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In 2020, another researcher discovered a related problem, and the PHP overseers issued a partial fix.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of overseer
Noun
  • Perhaps most importantly, the new boss will need to keep the fans on side.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026
  • My new boss, Jane Sarkin, was wiry and intense, with a habit of chewing her hair when nervous, which was all the time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of boss
Noun
  • The skipper who transferred them testified that the woman and baby were silent on the 90-minute trip.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The new manager in 2027 will be the franchise's sixth full-time manager since longtime skipper Mike Scioscia was fired in 2018.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of skipper

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“Leadman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leadman. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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