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    headman
    /ˈhɛdmən/

    noun

    • 1. the chief or leader of a community or tribe.

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHEADMAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Headman is a noun that means the chief or leader of a village or group of people. Learn how to use this word in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in Chinese.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHEADMAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A headman is the male chief or leader of a tribe in a village, or a foreman or overseer. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of headman from Collins English Dictionary.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › headmanHeadman Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of headman in a Sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › headmanHEADMAN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HEADMAN meaning: 1. the chief (= leader) of a village or group of people 2. the chief (= leader) of a village or…. Learn more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › headmanHeadman - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    a chief of the Sioux; took up arms against settlers in the northern Great Plains and against United States Army troops; he was present at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when the Sioux massacred General Custer's troops (1831-1890) a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief) noun.

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    Headman is a noun that means a chief or leader, or a foreman or overseer. Learn the origin, usage and history of the word headman from Dictionary.com.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › headmanHeadman - definition of headman by The Free Dictionary

    Headman is a noun that means the chief or leader of a tribal or traditional village, or a foreman or overseer. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of headman in different languages.