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noun
- 1. the chief or leader of a community or tribe.
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HEADMAN definition: 1. the chief (= leader) of a village or group of people 2. the chief (= leader) of a village or…. Learn more.
1. a. ˈhed-ˈman : foreman, overseer. b. ˈhed-ˈman. -ˌman. : a lesser chief of a primitive community. 2. ˈhed-mən : headsman. Synonyms. boss man. captain. chief. foreman. head. helmsman. honcho. jefe. kingpin. leader. master. taskmaster.
A headman is the male chief or leader of a tribe in a village. The village headman invited us in for tea. Synonyms: chief , head , leader , lord or lady More Synonyms of headman
HEADMAN meaning: 1. the chief (= leader) of a village or group of people 2. the chief (= leader) of a village or…. Learn more.
Headman definition: a chief or leader.. See examples of HEADMAN used in a sentence.
Definitions of headman. noun. the head of a tribe or clan. synonyms: chief, chieftain, tribal chief. see more. noun. an executioner who beheads the condemned person. synonyms: headsman. see more.
noun. One who is highest in rank or authority: boss, chief, chieftain, director, head, hierarch, leader, master. Slang: honcho. cock of the walk.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use headman in a sentence The district headman is the deputy of the tribal ward headman to whom he is immediately responsible.
Definition of headman noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
headman. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English head‧man /ˈhedmæn/ noun (plural headmen /-men/) [ countable] the most important man in a village where a tribe lives SYN chief Examples from the Corpus headman • The influence of government agents and chief headmen, on the wane since 1920, declined still further.
