as in leader
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
as headman at the newspaper 20 years ago, he hired the then-promising young reporter who won this year's Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting
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Recent Examples of headman
According to Matchroom headman Eddie Hearn, Stevenson tore a tendon in his hand.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
In December, 1639, several local Munsee headmen sold five hundred acres of land adjoining the river to Jonas Bronck, a Swede who had arrived on his own ship, the Fire of Troy.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The Muscogee Creek headman Tomochichi, for example, visited London in 1734 and expressed surprise that the British king lived in a palace with an unnecessarily large number of rooms.
—Kathleen Duval, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Following orders to investigate drug use in Phetchabun province, the local sheriff and village headman in Bung Sam Phan subdistrict, some 150 miles north of Bangkok, poked around schools, factories and temples in search of drug addicts and dealers so they could be sent for rehabilitation.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
In December, 1639, several local Munsee headmen sold five hundred acres of land adjoining the river to Jonas Bronck, a Swede who had arrived on his own ship, the Fire of Troy.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The Muscogee Creek headman Tomochichi, for example, visited London in 1734 and expressed surprise that the British king lived in a palace with an unnecessarily large number of rooms.
—Kathleen Duval, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Following orders to investigate drug use in Phetchabun province, the local sheriff and village headman in Bung Sam Phan subdistrict, some 150 miles north of Bangkok, poked around schools, factories and temples in search of drug addicts and dealers so they could be sent for rehabilitation.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headman
Noun
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The Olympic Journey: Failure In 2008 Elana had finished an outstanding college softball career at GWU as the all-time leader in many offensive categories.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts Pildes added that public opinion can be expressed through economics, which federal leaders watch attentively.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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In this version, Snow White puts the dwarves to work, giving them each a job and acting as a kind of foreman.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Azevedo, a sheet-metal foreman who won election last year to a second council term, has repeatedly declined to comment on the FBI raid at his home, except to declare his innocence.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, the three Formula One team bosses were asked for their take on the upcoming film's trailer.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Paley Center for Media opened its new archive, which comprises more than 160,000 television, radio programs and advertisements, at the Beverly Hills Public Library with a little help from FX boss John Landgraf.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sam Sabin Mar 13, 2025 - Politics & Policy Elon Musk pays a visit to the National Security Agency Elon Musk visited the National Security Agency on Wednesday and met with NSA chief Gen. Timothy Haugh, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Axios.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Current Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar will serve in the role until April 10, but that could change depending on when a replacement for him is found.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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What the team captain wasn’t expecting was getting a leg cramp with four minutes remaining in the state championship game and her team holding a 53-48 lead against Melbourne Palm Bay in the Class 4A title game.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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The former captain excels at hunting pucks, which is an important part of goal-line duty.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Setting up trekking pole tents takes a little practice to master, but Lanshan’s convenient hook system makes the process easy.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Mar. 2025
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This was just the beginning of how young tech masters worked on ways to share music across the internet.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
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Tom Sharpe, former United Kingdom Royal Navy commander, reiterated this point.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Murder, torture, rape and summary executions of prisoners of war ordered by commanders.—
Askold Haywas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Even historically celebrated geniuses like Albert Einstein or Steve Jobs benefited immensely from working in fields that were fertile with change, ripe for disruption, and full of hard-working builders, makers, managers, and workers.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Most significant, though, was the presence of Egil Olsen, a manager derided as a dinosaur at the time but who looks, in hindsight, an awful lot like a pioneer.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Headman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headman. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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