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leadman

/ˈliːdmən/

leadman noun: the male leader of a group of workers, who reports to a supervisor.

Noun

leadman (plural leadmen)

  1. The male leader of a group of workers, who reports to a supervisor.
    • Such a light and metal'd dance / Saw you never yet in France / And by lead-men for the nones, / That turn round like grindlestonesa. 1638 (date written), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Under-woods. Consisting of Divers Poems. (please specify the poem)”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second...
  2. (obsolete) One who leads a dance
  3. A member of the set decoration department on a film set who is responsible for the props and swing gang and/or set dressers.

Forms of leadman

pluralleadmen

Origin of leadman

From lead + -man.

Questions about leadman

What does leadman mean?
Leadman means the male leader of a group of workers, who reports to a supervisor.
What part of speech is leadman?
Leadman is a noun.
How do you pronounce leadman?
Leadman is pronounced /ˈliːdmən/.
What is the plural of leadman?
The plural of leadman is leadmen.

Words near leadman in the dictionary

  1. leadlightings
  2. leadlights
  3. leadlike
  4. leadline
  5. leadlines
  6. leadman
  7. leadmen
  8. leadoff
  9. leadoff hitter
  10. leadoff hitters
  11. leadoffs

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