headsman

[ hedz-muhn ]

noun,plural heads·men.
  1. a public executioner who beheads condemned persons.

Origin of headsman

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; head + 's1 + man

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headsman

/ (ˈhɛdzmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. (formerly) an executioner who beheaded condemned persons

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