headswoman

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A woman who beheads people sentenced to death

noun
/ˈhɛdˌswʊmən/

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: mujer verdugo

The notorious headswoman carried out the execution at dawn with unwavering precision.

Examples

Historical records mention a headswoman who served during the turbulent years of the revolution.
As a headswoman, she was both feared and shunned by the townspeople.
The headswoman carried out her duties with precision.
During the medieval times, a headswoman was a feared figure.
The notorious headswoman carried out the execution at dawn with unwavering precision.
Historical records mention a headswoman who served during the turbulent years of the revolution.
As a headswoman, she was both feared and shunned by the townspeople.

Synonyms

executioner

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A person who puts someone to death as a legal punishment

refers specifically to a female official who carries out beheadings

headsman

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A man who kills people by cutting off their heads

is female rather than male in this role

beheader

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Offensive

1 9.9

A person or machine that cuts off people's heads to kill them

refers specifically to a female official who performs judicial beheadings

headman

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A person who cuts off someone's head as a punishment

is female in the same official beheading role

Surface Forms

headswoman singular

headswomen plural

Morphology

headswoman = headsman (opaque) = head + woman

The target is formed by a straightforward gender substitution of the established term 'headsman' to produce the female counterpart.

Etymology

The word headswoman comes from the simple parts head ('the top part of the body') and woman, and it follows the pattern of the older word headsman. So a headswoman is a woman who 'takes the head off' — in other words, a female executioner who beheads people.