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head man

head man noun: the person in charge of an organization, clan, tribe, or other group.

Noun

head man (plural head men)

  1. The person in charge of an organization, clan, tribe, or other group.
    • "I got influence with the Crows," Mitchell had boasted to the major back at the fort. "I was a headman among 'em."1952, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Unbeliever; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 30
  2. The leader of a village.

head man meaning in Tamil and Bengali

head man in Tamil

தலைமையானவர்

head man in Bengali

leader of a village
হাজারী hazarī

Synonyms of head man

Forms of head man

pluralhead men
alternative formheadman

Origin of head man

From Middle English heed man, from Old English hēafodmann (“leader; captain, head of a group”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann, equivalent to head + man. Cognate with Dutch hoofdman (“chief; chieftain”), German Hauptmann (“captain”), Swedish huvudman (“chief; principal; leader”). Compare also English headsman. Doublet of hetman.

Questions about head man

What does head man mean?
Head man means the person in charge of an organization, clan, tribe, or other group.
What is head man in Tamil?
Head man in Tamil is தலைமையானவர். See Head man meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is head man?
Head man is a noun.
What is the plural of head man?
The plural of head man is head men.

Words near head man in the dictionary

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  2. head linesmen
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  4. head losses
  5. head louse
  6. head man
  7. head men
  8. head money
  9. head movement
  10. head note
  11. head notes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: head man (page history and authors); head man (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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