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
The child’s uncle, Salim Güran — the village headman — had been arrested earlier in the probe, per Hürriyet Daily News.
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Jerry Jones’ relationship with Colorado Buffaloes headman Deion Sanders is documented, but hiring Coach Prime may only be considered if the Cowboys pivot off of Prescott and draft Deion’s son Shedeur Sanders.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Jon Merrill came on for Bogosian and got caught flat-footed when Manson hit a headman pass to the blue line for O’Connor.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
His father is the village sarpanch, or headman, and the family owns valuable farmland.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Jerry Jones’ relationship with Colorado Buffaloes headman Deion Sanders is documented, but hiring Coach Prime may only be considered if the Cowboys pivot off of Prescott and draft Deion’s son Shedeur Sanders.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Jon Merrill came on for Bogosian and got caught flat-footed when Manson hit a headman pass to the blue line for O’Connor.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
His father is the village sarpanch, or headman, and the family owns valuable farmland.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headman
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That is where creativity lives, where intimacy is built, and where leaders are made.—
Curt Steinhorst,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The pair referred to, Vanderbilt University’s Daniel Diermeier and Washington University’s Andrew Martin, have taken a very different approach than the maximalist resistance stance of many elite university leaders.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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On a white-run construction site in West Africa, an edgy, tightly wound foreman anxiously awaits his bride.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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Set on a white-run construction site in West Africa, the story follows an edgy foreman anxiously awaiting his bride, whose presence meets resistance from a cocksure engineer clinging to the hyper-masculine status quo.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Recently, her boss asked the group who would be able to stay late to finish up a few reports.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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While Kimmie worked as a dancer at the club, Jules (who serves as both Bellaire’s head of security and the boss at Norman’s secret strip club) forced her to be Roy's prostitute.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI has hired Mike Liberatore, former finance chief at Elon Musk's xAI, to be the artificial intelligence startup's business finance officer, responsible for overseeing its massive infrastructure spending.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The former chief of the Israeli military said more than 1 in 10 Palestinians in the enclave have been killed or injured since the war began nearly two years ago.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Season 2 expands to 18 episodes and introduces new cast members, including Steve Howey as a charismatic precinct captain and Mekhi Phifer in a top-secret recurring role.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The crew watched as the captain’s papers were hurled 50 feet into the air.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Brown's former master distiller left his job at a grocery store and returned to bourbon making for a few months each year during the final chapter of Prohibition.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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These roles typically require a master’s degree but offer starting salaries in the $50,000-$70,000 range with significant growth potential.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
16 Sep. 2025
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This cannot be a coincidence, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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By the summer of 2022, systems like the Bayraktar TB2 became less effective as air defenses increased and commanders began spreading their forces apart.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Over in Grand Rapids, there’s sporadic pushback on fluoridation, said water system manager Wayne Jernberg.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Europe’s defense stocks have boomed this year , with some major players tripling in value — but one fund manager spotted the potential in sector darling Rheinmetall early, and won big as a result.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Headman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headman. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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