headman
Americannoun
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anthropol a chief or leader
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a foreman or overseer
Etymology
Origin of headman
before 1000; Middle English he ( ve ) dman, Old English hēafodman. See head, man
Example Sentences
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Heimonmi Shylla, headman of the hamlet with about 500 households and a deacon, says almost all residents are Presbyterian, Catholic or members of the Church of God.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024
In 2016, a village headman who also doubled up as a driver, was taking around a team of University of Kerala archaeology students when he showed them the site.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023
The village is deemed "at risk" by Fiji's government and headman Josevata Nagausaukula contemplates a future in which children now honing their rugby skills have been shifted, with their families, to higher ground inland.
From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2022
One of the members, Ram Prasad, a former village headman from an upper caste, said the initiative would break the taboo associated with the act.
From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2022
He would be able to take the headman there and show him the place.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
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