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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
  • Medical contractor supervisors confirmed that Sims was not prescribed the medication at the time and that it was not documented as having been administered, investigators said.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Clarify priorities with a supervisor during a calm moment today.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of supervisor
Noun
  • If a manager requests an update while someone at home needs help, don’t try to satisfy both through vague reassurance.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
  • That page also outlines how the agency helped emergency managers assess the damage in New York City just after the attacks and discusses some of the ways NASA has honored 9/11 victims and their families over the years.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of manager
Noun
  • 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
  • Officials identified them as a mechanical foreman and a mechanical supervisor at the Trishuli 3A plant.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of foreman
Noun
  • Amsdill contacted the principal and the superintendent to ask why students are being asked for something that personal.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Ferris Wafle, after William & Mary, went on to be a school superintendent.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of superintendent
Noun
  • Randy Sadler is a risk management expert and serves as principal and CMO at CIC Services, a captive insurance management firm.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Susan Morrisey headed the Colorado Tobacco Education and Prevention Alliance in the late 1990s and is now a principal with SE2, a behavior-change marketing agency that has worked on tobacco prevention for three decades.
    — Susan Morrisey, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of principal
Noun
  • The incidents exposed the difficulty of achieving a safety principle called alignment, in which AI takes into account the ethics and goals of its human overseers, Jackson said.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Federal auditors and court rulings have spotlighted LAHSA’s financial and data weaknesses, prompting a nationwide search for new overseers of the region’s federal homeless funding, data systems and housing placements.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of overseer
Noun
  • Ahead of being presented with the award, the animation boss sat down with Deadline to talk about his work, and tease some of what’s next.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Bertrand is a hands-on boss, and even when relaxing by the pool or doing a little skeet shooting, a worried one.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of boss
Noun
  • Steele, long-serving skipper Lewis Dunk and Pascal Gross are the only players left from that group.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Jensen celebrated with his teammates as Marlins skipper Clayton McCullough sought an explanation.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of skipper

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“Leadman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leadman. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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