LEADMAN Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

leadman

noun

Definition of leadman

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

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Noun

After 90 days and weekly supervisor evaluations, the PIP officially ended in July 2025.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
The Herald also contacted the mayor, his chief of staff, his spokesperson and Kaemmer’s direct supervisor, Jonathan Martinez, director of the Division of Constituent Services.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervisor

Noun

Property managers should prioritize systems and technology that are agile enough to accommodate these differences without creating an entirely different process for every property.

— Nathan Miller, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
An independent artist, Lumsden is self-managed with her husband Dan Freeman, who wears multiple hats as bandmate (bass player) and label manager for their imprint, Red Dirt Road Records.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of manager

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

Bhavna Sharma-Lewis has been picked as the district’s new superintendent.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Adam Martin, the superintendent of Waterford Schools, says that, like many other districts across the state, they've been plagued by a bus driver shortage.

— Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of superintendent

Noun

But the project was still a hit — so much so that his teacher showed a video of it to the school’s principal, who then sent the video to Adrian Talley, the then-superintendent for Indian Prairie School District 204.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Whitfield was the first Black principal in Colleyville Heritage’s history.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of principal

Noun

In 2020, another researcher discovered a related problem, and the PHP overseers issued a partial fix.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Sacramento City Unified School District’s multiyear projections to address its fiscal crisis relied on revenue assumptions that alarmed fiscal overseers.

— Chaewon Chung Updated October 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of overseer

Noun

But not all their mass gets glommed together to form the final black hole boss.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Other recent hirings from beyond college sports have included former Pac-12 boss George Kliavkoff, current Big Ten leader Tony Petitti and NCAA president Charlie Baker.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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