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leadmen

leadmen is the plural of leadman.

Meaning of leadman

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.

Questions about leadmen

What is leadmen the plural of?
Leadmen is the plural of leadman.

Words near leadmen in the dictionary

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

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