headman
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9.9
A person who cuts off someone's head as a punishment
- noun
- /ˈhɛdˌmæn/
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- During the trial, the headman sentenced the condemned man to death.
Examples
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The village feared the headman who executed traitors without mercy.
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Ghosts who will bleed like any ordinary man when they feel the headman's ax.
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HEADMAN SAID THAT TWO MEN WOULD DIE.
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In olden times, the headman was often called upon to carry out the executions.
Synonyms
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7.2
A person who puts someone to death as a legal punishment
is focused on removing heads specifically instead of any execution method
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9.9
A man who kills people by cutting off their heads
is the modern job of a man who removes heads for execution
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9.9
A person or machine that cuts off people's heads to kill them
focuses on the specific act of removing heads rather than general executions
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9.0
An official who carries out death sentences in front of people
focuses on beheading condemned persons rather than public ceremony or setting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word headman is made of head and man, and one meaning was the man who cut off people's 'heads'. So thinking of head + man helps you remember the executioner meaning.