Definition for Headman:

• an executioner who beheads the condemned person

Synonyms for Headman:

• n.

  •
  • figurehead,
  • demagogue,
  • the Establishment,
  • director,
  • over,
  • master,
  • enforcer,
  • autocrat,
  • cock of the walk,
  • employer.
  •chieftain (noun)
  • head,
  • boss,
  • tribal chief,
  • captain,
  • bigwig,
  • head man,
  • Headmen,
  • ruler,
  • big shot.
  •headman (noun)
  • headsman.
  •person (noun)
  • headman.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • dictator,
  • hierarch.

Paraphrases for Headman:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    head, leader.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    chief.

Antonyms for Headman:

• n.

  • chieftain
    follower.
  • Other antonyms:
    junior, subject, inferior, subordinate, dependent, secondary.

Headman Sentence Examples:

• When all the oxen had been collected the Chief selected one from his own herd for slaughter, and every petty chief, headman, and " umninizi," or head of a kraal, selected one of those driven in by him, for the same purpose.

• He had thrust himself forward, and being a headman of some standing, and elderly, he might prove dangerous in the scale.

Homophones for Headman:

• hedman.

Hyponym for Headman:

• n.

  • person
    executioner, public executioner.