Headman — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an executioner who beheads the condemned person

the head of a tribe or clan

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɛdmən/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛdmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛdmən/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɛdmən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chieftain tribal chief chief headsman

Word Forms

chieftainship

noun

the position of chieftain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Häuptling

ein Henker, der den Verurteilten enthauptet

🇫🇷French

chef

un bourreau qui décapite le condamné

🇪🇸Spanish

jefe

un verdugo que decapita al condenado

🇮🇹Italian

capo

boia che decapita il condannato

🇳🇱Dutch

hoofdman

een beul die de veroordeelde onthoofdt

🇵🇹Portuguese

chefe

um carrasco que decapita o condenado

🇷🇺Russian

староста

палач, обезглавливающий осужденного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुखिया

एक जल्लाद जो दोषी व्यक्ति का सिर काट देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হেডম্যান

একজন জল্লাদ যিনি নিন্দিত ব্যক্তির শিরচ্ছেদ করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

தலைவன்

தண்டனை விதிக்கப்பட்ட நபரின் தலையை துண்டிக்கும் ஒரு மரணதண்டனை செய்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధిపతి

ఖండించబడిన వ్యక్తిని శిరచ్ఛేదం చేసే ఉరిశిక్షకుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रमुख

एक जल्लाद जो दोषी व्यक्तीचा शिरच्छेद करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેડમેન

એક જલ્લાદ જે દોષિત વ્યક્તિનું શિરચ્છેદ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥ

ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಗೊಳಗಾದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಶಿರಚ್ಛೇದ ಮಾಡುವ ಮರಣದಂಡನೆಗಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തലവൻ

ശിക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ട വ്യക്തിയെ ശിരഛേദം ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു ആരാച്ചാർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਖੀ

ਇੱਕ ਫਾਂਸੀ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਜੋ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦਾ ਸਿਰ ਕਲਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سربراہ

ایک جلاد جو سزا یافتہ شخص کا سر قلم کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

头人

斩首死刑犯的刽子手

🇯🇵Japanese

村長

有罪判決を受けた人の首をはねる死刑執行人

🇰🇷Korean

두목

사형수를 참수하는 사형집행인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người đứng đầu

một đao phủ chặt đầu người bị kết án

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ใหญ่บ้าน

เพชฌฆาตที่ตัดศีรษะผู้ต้องโทษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

lurah

seorang algojo yang memenggal kepala terpidana

🇵🇭Filipino

pinuno

isang berdugo na pumugot ng ulo sa taong hinatulan

🇲🇾Malay

ketua

seorang algojo yang memenggal kepala orang yang dihukum

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رئيس

الجلاد الذي يقطع رأس المحكوم عليه

🇮🇷Persian

رئیس

جلادی که سر محکوم را می برید

🇹🇷Turkish

muhtar

mahkumun kafasını kesen cellat

🇮🇱Hebrew

ראש

תליין שערוף את ראשו של הנידון

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The primary meaning of 'headman' is 'an executioner who beheads the condemned person'.

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Using 'headman' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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