leadman

English

Etymology

lead +‎ -man

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːdmən/

Noun

leadman (plural leadmen)

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

     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

2. (obsolete) One 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.

Translations

leader of group of workers

• Finnish: ryhmänjohtaja (fi), kymppi (fi)

one who leads a dance

• Finnish: viejä (fi)

Anagrams

• Adelman, Ameland, Mandela, lademan