Headman
Headman noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.
Usage example: 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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Subdirector and headman are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subdirector" instead a noun "Headman".
Subdirector
Headman and subdirector are semantically related. You can use "Headman" instead a noun "Subdirector".
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Subdirector and Headman. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/headman/subdirector
Headman & Subdirector. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/headman/subdirector>.
Subdirector or Headman. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/headman/subdirector.
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