leadman

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/ˈliːdmən/

noun

The male leader of a group of workers, who reports to a supervisor.

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Meanings

nounleadman (plural leadmen)

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 grindlestones

    a. 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 Folio), London: […] Richard Meighen, published 1640, →OCLC
  2. obsoleteOne 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.

Origin

From lead + -man.

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Translations

Finnish ryhmänjohtaja, kymppi
  • ryhmänjohtajaleader of group of workers
  • kymppileader of group of workers
  • viejäone who leads a dance

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MandelaAdelmanAdlemanAmelanddalemanlademan
Cite this entry
APA

leadman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leadman

MLA

“leadman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leadman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leadman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leadman.

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