headsman

heads·man

H0103200 (hĕdz′mən)n. An executioner, especially one who executes by beheading.

headsman

(ˈhɛdzmən) n, pl -men (Historical Terms) (formerly) an executioner who beheaded condemned persons

heads•man

(ˈhɛdz mən)

also headman

n., pl. -men. a public executioner who beheads condemned persons. [1595–1605]

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Noun

headsman - an executioner who beheads the condemned personheadmanexecutioner, public executioner - an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant

Translations

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headsman

heads·man

headsman

heads•man

also headman

headsman

Synonyms for headsman

noun an executioner who beheads the condemned person

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