Definitions from Wiktionary (headsman)
▸ noun: (obsolete or Scotland) A chief person; a head man
▸ noun: An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.
▸ noun: (mining, historical) 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.
▸ noun: (nautical) One in command of a whaling vessel.
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▸ noun: (obsolete or Scotland) A chief person; a head man
▸ noun: An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.
▸ noun: (mining, historical) 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.
▸ noun: (nautical) One in command of a whaling vessel.
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headman,
headling,
head man,
headmanship,
headmaster,
headship,
chief,
chiefe,
capitano,
band chief,
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