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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The Ukrainian leader has blamed Russia for the slow progress of talks, a sentiment echoed by his European backers.—
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The White House leader is railing against the States’ trade deficits with its biggest trading partners, such as Canada, China, Mexico and the European Union, and has either imposed or threatened (as with the EU) up to 25% tariffs on imports.—
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Statham’s responsibility here is to make the Royal Marines veteran turned Chicago construction foreman look experienced enough to do serious damage, without directly repeating the dozen other movies in which he’s done so already.—
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The patient on the table is the Yellowstone ranch foreman, who only finds himself in this vulnerable position in the first place because powerful men want his boss’s land.—
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There are some optional bosses too, the Wither and the Warden.—
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Xander is now her boss again in a different iteration ...—
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Editors’ Picks Review: Clooney, Fair and Balanced, in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Keith Bradsher is the Beijing bureau chief for The Times.—
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The regional international originals chiefs – Javiera Balmaceda (Head of International Originals, Latin America, Canada & Australia), Tara Erer (Head of International Originals, Northern Europe) and Nicole Morganti (Head of International Originals, Southern Europe) – report to Day in the interim.—
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As someone who was an athlete, a team captain, and a coach and watched sports her whole life, Gaines has incorporated this knowledge into her training to address communications, negotiations, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, team building, and cooperation, among many other things.—
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These pilots are the only ones allowed to make the 50-mile transit, with the ship’s captain required to cede control for the complex journey through the isthmus passage.—
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What makes a painting by a master so much better than a really good fake?—
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Degree requirement: bachelor’s degree in information technology, engineering, computer science or business management; preference for MBA or a master’s degree in technology management.—
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Haugh, a career Air Force leader, was deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command at Fort George G. Meade, Md., until President Joe Biden tapped him to lead the NSA in Feb. 2024.—
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The commander of the Eastern Theater Command from 2019 to 2022 was He.—
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The former New England Patriots general manager is the head coach of UNC's Tar Heels football team.—
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His direct and succinct communication style endeared him to Premier League fans, bringing fresh air to how managers interacted with media members.—
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“Headman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headman. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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