headsman
Americannoun
plural
headsmennoun
Etymology
Origin of headsman
Example Sentences
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The plays, adapted by Mike Poulton from the novels “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies,” end before Cromwell’s date with the headsman, a scene Ms. Mantel will tackle in a third novel.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2015
The headsman, he prescribed, must always wear impeccable evening dress.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Grover Cleveland's First Assistant Postmaster General, he became known as "the headsman" when he swept some 40,000 Republican postmasters off the payroll.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meanwhile Miss Sale-Barker, searching for water, had encountered a Masai headsman, sent him to Nairobi with a note written with lipstick.
From Time Magazine Archive
"King Robert has a headsman," he said, uncertainly.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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