headman

headman
n
1. chief, leader, captain, Inf. boss, Inf. bossman, man-in-charge; Inf. king-pin, Inf. number one, Inf.Mr. Big, Sl. top dog, Sl. head hon-cho, Sl. big cheese, Fr. grand fromage, Sl. big wheel, Sl. high man on the totem pole; head, chairman, headmaster, principal, dean, director, administrator; manager, overseer, supervisor, superintendent, Inf. super, foreman, Brit. gaffer.
2. superior, commander, commanding officer, commandant, general, chieftain, (of some tribes of American Indians) sachem; president, premier, chief-of-state, head-of-state, captain of the ship of state, ruler, king, prince, sovereign, emperor; lord, overlord, Hist. suzerain, lord and master, master.
3. headsman, executioner, beheader.

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  • Headman — Head man (h[e^]d m[a^]n ), n.; pl. {Headmen} ( m[e^]n ). [AS. he[ a]fodman.] A head or leading man, especially of a village community …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • headman — index chairman, chief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • headman — chief man, leader, O.E. heafodman; see HEAD (Cf. head) (adj.) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.). Cognate with Ger. Hauptmann captain …   Etymology dictionary

  • headman — ► NOUN ▪ the chief or leader of a tribe …   English terms dictionary

  • headman — [hed′mən, hed′man΄] n. pl. headmen [hed′mən, hed′men΄] [ME hevidmon < OE heafodmann] 1. a leader, chief, or overseer 2. Rare a headsman …   English World dictionary

  • headman — UK [ˈhedmən] / US noun [countable] Word forms headman : singular headman plural headmen UK [ˈhedmən] / US the leader of a village or large family group …   English dictionary

  • headman — noun headmaster The headman came and talked to me. See Also: hetman …   Wiktionary

  • headman — [[t]he̱dmən[/t]] headmen N COUNT A headman is the chief or leader of a tribe in a village …   English dictionary

  • headman — head, headman *chief, leader, chieftain, master …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Headman Shabalala — Ladysmith Black Mambazo member member name=Headman Shabalala years=1960 1991 dob=October 10, 1945 dead=December 10, 1991 status=Married occupation=Formerly bass member Headman Msongelwa Shabalala (October 10 1945 December 10 1991) was a member of …   Wikipedia

  • headman — noun Date: before 12th century 1. a. foreman, overseer b. a lesser chief of a primitive community 2. headsman …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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