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Definition of headman noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

headman

noun

NAmE//ˈhɛdmæn//

, NAmE//ˈhɛdmən//

(pl. headmen

NAmE//ˈhɛdmɛn//

, NAmE//ˈhɛdmən//

)

the leader of a community synonym chief the village headman

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