HEADMAN Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

headman

noun

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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for headman

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There is a general sense of unease among industry insiders about what’s to come, the speed with which Trump has enacted sweeping executive orders across the federal government — and the seeming buy-in from corporate leaders — and how that all could influence future creative content.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The awards program recognizes outstanding educational leaders throughout California who are making significant contributions to their schools, districts and communities.

— Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025