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.

headsman.

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Origin of headman

before 1000; Middle English he(ve)dman,Old English hēafodman.See head, man

Words nearby headman

headline rate, head-load, headlock, headlong, head louse, headman, head margin, headmaster, headmasterly, head mike, headmistress

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How to use headman in a sentence

The district headman is the deputy of the tribal ward headman to whom he is immediately responsible.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
We retraced our steps a few miles up the valley to a village ruled over by a friendly woman, the widow of the late headman.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
The people saw him and welcomed him back, making him their Headman, and giving him the place of honor in their gatherings.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales|Clara Kern Bayliss
Orth'ris began rowlin' his eyes an' crackin' his fingers an' dancin' a step-dance for to impress the Headman.
Soldier Stories|Rudyard Kipling

The headman rolled his eye where Kim was chatting to a girl in blue as she laid crackling thorns on a fire.
Kim|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for headman

headman

/ (ˈhɛdmən) /

noun plural -men

anthropol a chief or leader

a foreman or overseer

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