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

Paul Eckloff, a former supervisor of the Secret Service’s presidential protection division, said the Russia-Ukraine war has highlighted the risks posed by drones, even off-the-shelf models that can cause massive damage.

— Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Sutherland’s endorsements include the Rocklin Teachers Professional Association, Placer County Superintendent of Schools Gayle Garbolino-Mojica, former Rocklin City Council members and Placer County supervisors.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervisor

Noun

Gwen Westley Sullivan, former editorial manager of Women’s Wear Daily and W, said Froio was her colleague for 17 years and then her friend.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Chiefs general manager Brett Veach walked through the team’s training facility a few days later, where Mahomes was rehabbing from knee surgery.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 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

Shipp said the board is starting to look for an interim superintendent to take over after Balknight leaves.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
But prior to making a name for himself in Hollywood, Cruise worked a number of odd jobs, including being a superintendent's assistant in New York City, working on daily maintenance of a building.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of superintendent

Noun

The Alta Academy closed in 1998, ending Jeffs’s tenure as principal, after Rulon Jeffs claimed to have a revelation that Salt Lake City would be destroyed because of the upcoming 2002 Winter Olympics.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Ortiz and Intriago were principals for CTU, which stood for Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy and Counter Terrorist Unit Security.

— EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of principal

Noun

Now, our narrow-minded and hard-hearted lawmakers and education overseers do not want undocumented students in Florida to get a college education.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Monticello’s former chief overseer later claimed that Jefferson had arranged for Harriet’s departure, giving her spending money and stage-coach fare to Philadelphia.

— Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of overseer

Noun

Earlier in my career, if my boss asked me for something, my instinct was to stay late and finish it immediately.

— John Abusaid, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The script has been ordered by a studio run by a coterie of women, with Mira Sorvino (in one of many cameos) playing the crazy boss, until they’re all replaced by a bunch of men and their crazy boss.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of boss

Noun

Some of the most beautiful passages in this gorgeous book arise from a long day’s pursuit of a high brown fritillary, large chequered skipper, and large blue in eastern Denmark with her mother.

— Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026
The Mets will also need to settle their manager situation, as interim skipper Andy Green is expected to return to his front-office role as the head of the organization’s player-development department.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

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