Lead and Manager

Lead

Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Manager and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Manager" instead a noun "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Manager noun - A person who manages or directs something.

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Lead and manager are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Manager".

good	good lead	good manager
female	female lead	female manager
typical	typical lead	typical manager
current	current lead	current manager
Other adjectives: original, powerful, actual, entire, real, male, big, young, cute, new, past, former, previous, younger.

Even the ones who are supposed to be outside the text are only called The Manager or The Lead Actor.

Source: Theatre / Six Characters in Search of an Author
They had been in a teen band together, and when he (the lead) started a new band, he asked her to be the manager.

Source: Manga / Detective Conan
Another one: A manager murders the lead singer of her rock band because he was an abusive Jerkass.

Source: Poor Communication Kills / Anime and Manga

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