Leadman

//ˈliːdmən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

    "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. 2
    One who leads a dance obsolete
  3. 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.

Example

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"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"

Etymology

From lead + -man.

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