headman (redirected from Headmen)

head·man  (hdmn, -mn)

n.

1. The chief man especially of a tribal or traditional village.

2. A headsman.

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headman [ˈhɛdmən]

n pl -men

1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) Anthropol a chief or leader

2. a foreman or overseer

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	headman - an executioner who beheads the condemned person headsman executioner, public executioner - an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
	2.	headman - the head of a tribe or clan           tribal chief, chieftain, chief leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others Indian chief, Indian chieftain - the leader of a group of Native Americans pendragon - the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons

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headman

noun chief, head, leader, lord, master, ruler, chieftain the headman of the village

Translations

headman [ˈhedmæn] N (headmen (pl)) [ˈhedmen] → cacique m (hum) → jefe m

headman [ˈhɛdmən] n [tribe] → chef m
head massage n → massage m du crâne

headman [ˈhɛdmən] n (-men (pl)) → capotribù m inv

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headman [ˈhɛdmən] n (-men (pl)) → capotribù m inv