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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Synonyms for Headman
Taskmaster and headman are semantically related in chief topic. In some cases you can use "Taskmaster" instead a noun "Headman".
Taskmaster
Taskmaster noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.
Usage example: known as a tough but fair taskmaster
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Synonyms for Taskmaster
Headman and taskmaster are semantically related in chief topic. You can use "Headman" instead a noun "Taskmaster".
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