HEADMAN Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word headman. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HEADMAN
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chief | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who is in charge • a person who exercises control over workers • the head of a tribe or clan adjective satellite • most important element | ||||||||
boss | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who exercises control over workers • a person responsible for hiring workers • a person who exercises control and makes decisions • a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments • a circular rounded projection or protuberance adjective satellite • exceptionally good verb • raise in a relief | ||||||||
captain | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant • the naval officer in command of a military ship • a policeman in charge of a precinct • an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship • the leader of a group of people • the pilot in charge of an airship • a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers verb • be the captain of a sports team | ||||||||
chairman | nounn | |||||||
noun • the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization verb • act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university | ||||||||
commander | nounn | |||||||
noun • an officer in command of a military unit • someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others • a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain • an officer in the airforce | ||||||||
director | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who controls resources and expenditures • member of a board of directors • someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show • the person who directs the making of a film • the person who leads a musical group | ||||||||
executive | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc. noun • a person responsible for the administration of a business • persons who administer the law • someone who manages a government agency or department | ||||||||
foreman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who exercises control over workers • a man who is foreperson of a jury | ||||||||
governor | nounn | |||||||
noun • the head of a state government • a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) | ||||||||
head | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains • a single domestic animal • that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason • a person who is in charge • the front of a military formation or procession • the pressure exerted by a fluid • the top of something • the source of water from which a stream arises • (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent • the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) • the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head • a dense cluster of flowers or foliage • the educator who has executive authority for a school • an individual person • a user of (usually soft) drugs • a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) • a rounded compact mass • the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container • the part in the front or nearest the viewer • a difficult juncture • forward movement • a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer • the subject matter at issue • a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about • the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint • that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves • (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk • (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head • the striking part of a tool • (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship • a projection out from one end • a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum • oral stimulation of the genitals verb • to go or travel towards • be in charge of • travel in front of; go in advance of others • be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • take its rise • be in the front of or on top of • form a head or come or grow to a head • remove the head of | ||||||||
leader | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or guides or inspires others • a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers | ||||||||
manager | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who controls resources and expenditures • (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team | ||||||||
monarch | nounn | |||||||
noun • a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right • large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed | ||||||||
overseer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who directs and manages an organization | ||||||||
president | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an executive officer of a firm or corporation • the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government • the office of the United States head of state • the chief executive of a republic • the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization • the head administrative officer of a college or university | ||||||||
principal | nounn | |||||||
noun • the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated • the educator who has executive authority for a school • an actor who plays a principal role • capital as contrasted with the income derived from it • (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement • the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account adjective satellite • most important element | ||||||||
ruler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or commands • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | ||||||||
superintendent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who directs and manages an organization • a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector | ||||||||
supervisor | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who supervises or has charge and direction of • a program that controls the execution of other programs | ||||||||
ceo | nounn | |||||||
noun • the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president) | ||||||||