headman
[ hed-muhn, -man ]
/ ˈhɛd mən, -ˌmæn /
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noun, plural head·men [hed-muhn, -men]. /ˈhɛd mən, -ˌmɛn/.
a chief or leader.
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headman
/ (ˈhɛdmən) /
noun plural -men
anthropol a chief or leader
a foreman or overseer
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