leadman/ˈliːdmən/EtymologyFrom lead + -man.nounThe 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”One who leads a danceA member of the set decoration department on a film set who is responsible for the props and swing gang and/or set dressers.