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headsman in Tagalog

mamumugot

headsman in Tagalog: mamumugot. In English, headsman means a chief person; a head man.

Tagalog words for headsman

An executioner
mamumugot

English meaning of headsman

  1. noun A chief person; a head man.
  2. noun An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.
  3. noun A labourer in a colliery who transports the coal from the workings to the horseway, and who is oftentimes assisted by a younger worker called a foal.
  4. noun One in command of a whaling vessel.

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Questions about headsman in Tagalog

What is the meaning of headsman in Tagalog?
Headsman in Tagalog is mamumugot.
Ano ang headsman sa Tagalog?
Headsman: mamumugot.
What does headsman mean in English?
Headsman means a chief person; a head man.

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