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heads⋅man

  [hedz-muhn]
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–noun, plural -men.
a public executioner who beheads condemned persons.
Also, headman.

Origin:
1595–1605; head + 's 1 + man 1
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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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