headman
headman · headmen
An executioner who beheads peopleAn executioner who beheads people.
US/hˈɛdmən/
» The election of the village headman had been postponed.
Выборы старейшины деревни были отложены. — Hellerick
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2 senses(India, informal, rare)Headmaster
An executioner who beheads people.
a male executioner who beheads the condemned person
Examples
1 sentencesThe election of the village headman had been postponed.
ruВыборы старейшины деревни были отложены. — Hellerick
Forms
plural: headmenSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a male executioner who beheads the condemned person:headsman
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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