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headsman
[ hedz-muhn ]
/ ˈhɛdz mən /
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noun, plural heads·men.
a public executioner who beheads condemned persons.
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headsman
/ (ˈhɛdzmən) /
noun plural -men
(formerly) an executioner who beheaded condemned persons
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