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heads⋅man
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–noun,
plural
-men.
a public executioner who beheads condemned persons.
Also,
headman.
Origin:
1595–1605;
head
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heads·man
(hědz'mən)
n. A public executioner who beheads condemned prisoners.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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[hedz-muh
n] 
(hědz'mən)