head·man

(hĕd′mən, -măn′)

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

2. A headsman.

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headman

(ˈhɛdmən)

n, pl -men

1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) anthropol a chief or leader

2. a foreman or overseer

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head•man

(ˈhɛdˈmæn, -ˌmæn for 1; -mən for 2 )

n., pl. -men (-mən, -ˌmɛn)

1. a chief or leader.

2. headsman.

[before 1000]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

headman

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

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headman

noun

One who is highest in rank or authority:

boss, chief, chieftain, director, head, hierarch, leader, master.

Slang: honcho.

Idiom: cock of the walk.

Translations

Häuptling

capo tribù guida

headman

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

headman

[ˈhɛdmən] n [tribe] → chef mhead massage n → massage m du crâne

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

headman

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

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