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

According to Embry, the Centre Station Post Office is remotely managed, with supervisors typically stationed at the larger Arden Branch a mile and a half away.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Designed by Teiyu Goto, a product design supervisor at the Sony Creative Center at the time, the VAIO logo continued to represent the brand even after Sony sold the business to Japan Industrial Partners in 2014.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026

Definition of supervisor

Noun

Clement, whose own All-Star rise was influenced by Mattingly, praised his former coach's success, noting his reunion with his son, the Phillies' general manager.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Cole had dominated the Dodgers over six innings when New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone came out for a visit.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

What money cannot copy is a workplace where people feel respected, where a foreman takes time to teach instead of just bark orders and where someone's growth is treated as the company's responsibility.

— Brad Strawbridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Charles might be forced to take that foreman job, forced to be away from his family for two years.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026

Definition of foreman

Noun

Jackson, the superintendent of enterprise services, said Park and Recreation is encouraged by the high retention rate.

— Diamy Wang July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
While the correct procurement procedures were not followed, the team in District 3 on the Upper West Side, where Samuels was then superintendent, found creative solutions to swiftly get more Spanish-speaking teachers in their classrooms.

— Lincoln Restler, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Definition of superintendent

Noun

But in an outward show of IP confidence with almost no Hollywood precedent, Universal’s corporate overseers decided to allocate theme-park real estate for How to Train Your Dragon in Epic Universe.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Third, a day after accepting the committee’s recommendation, overseer Dean Charles Whitaker denied my application for promotion and tenure, despite having just issued me a glowing review less than two years prior.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Definition of overseer

Noun

His boss agreed, according to the lawsuit, so Swinehart asked an employee who worked under him to figure out if the family would be interested in that.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
McClair, a scurrying cerebral Glaswegian signed from Celtic and one of the few players to outsmart his boss Sir Alex Ferguson, had become the first in 20 years, since Best, to score 20 league goals for United.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of boss

Noun

After a few months of disappointing results, the club dismissed manager Carlos Mendoza and installed Andy Green as interim skipper while beginning to look toward 2027.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But with his second Golden Boot in sight, current skipper Mbappe might not want that to happen.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026

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