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Foreman

The first or chief man

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Baas 76% connected

of Baa

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ganger 76% connected

One who oversees a gang of workmen.

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Supervisor 76% connected

One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as, a supervisor of schools.

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Bossy 74% connected

Ornamented with bosses; studded.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bossy 74% connected

Ornamented with bosses; studded.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Boss 92% connected

Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Chief 92% connected

The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Gaffer 92% connected

An old fellow; an aged rustic.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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