headman
2
7.3
- noun
- /ˈhɛdˌmæn/
:
jefe
- But as headman, I must look out for my villagers in my own small way.
- village headman
- regional headman
- local headman
Examples
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Still, there was no formal village council, and a headman had no legislative or executive authority.
Academic text (2004) -
His father is the headman of a country village and carves wooden gods for the heathen to worship.
Academic text (2006) -
We seek your headman, your king.
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Still trying to figure out how I could suddenly do this, we followed the headman across one of the fields.
Fiction book (1991) -
"There is the best of everything on the island," the headman replied.
Fiction book (1998) -
This is Yanez, the headman of our village.
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I am the headman of this village, and Taskol is my name.
Fiction book (1998) -
Men on good terms with the village headman were sometimes spared this fate.
Academic text (1991) -
There was seldom conflict; the headman usually agreed with the farmer's decision.
Academic text (1991) -
The villagers turned to their headman for guidance during the crisis.
Synonyms
∞
1.9
A person who leads a group or community
∞
2.2
A person who is in charge of a group or organization
20
7.9
A person who leads a group like a tribe or clan
20
6.7
A man who leads a family or group with authority
3
4.7
A person who leads a group of people in a traditional community
Antonyms
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word headman is made of head and man, where head means 'leader' or 'top', like in headteacher. So a headman is the male leader or chief of a tribe or group.