name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
headman
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 D M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of head man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
headmaster
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, informal, rare
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noun
Meaning 4
An executioner who beheads people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
the head of a tribe or clan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tribal chief, chieftain, chief
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: leader
Narrower terms: Indian chief, Indian chieftain, pendragon, Glendower, Owen Glendower, Rollo, Rolf, Hrolf
noun
Meaning 6
an executioner who beheads the condemned person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: headsman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: executioner, public executioner
History
Etymology
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