HEADMAN

headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief

(noun) the head of a tribe or clan

headsman, headman

(noun) an executioner who beheads the condemned person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

headman (plural headmen)

Alternative form of head man

(informal, rare, mostly, India) headmaster

Anagrams

• Damaneh, Hamedan, Hamedān

Source: Wiktionary


Head"man`, n.; pl. Headmen. Etym: [AS. heƔfodman.]

Definition: A head or leading man, especially of a village community.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; ā€œdid you catch that allusion?ā€; ā€œWe caught something of his theory in the lectureā€; ā€œdon’t catch your meaningā€; ā€œdid you get it?ā€; ā€œShe didn’t get the jokeā€; ā€œI just don’t get himā€


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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