Headman Meaning
/hˈɛdmən/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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nounAlternative form of head man.
"The headman entered the neighbor's house with his dog, and all the women ran into the rooms and closed the doors, and some of the curious little boys who wanted to see the headman's dog with their own eyes wisened up after the dag walked in, and they hurried up the yard's trees like cats."— 2023, Mahdi Kazemian, The Headman's Dog, page 5:
nounheadmaster
"But then Nash speaks to the school headman on Josie's behalf and persuades him to admit my youngest son."— 1995, Evelyn Wilde Mayerson, Miami, page 203:
nounAn executioner who beheads people.
"My headman cast me in a blissful swoon, His axe cut off my cares from cumbered breast."— 2007, Decease Release, “Decease Release”, in Robert S. Miola, editor, Early Modern Catholicism: An Anthology of Primary Sources, page 197:
nameA surname.
Sentence Examples
The election of the village headman had been postponed.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The village ____ made the final decision about the new well.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The village ____ is responsible for making important decisions and settling local disputes.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The village ____ made the final decision about the new well.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The village ____ is responsible for making important decisions and settling local disputes.