Headsman Definition

hĕdzmən
headsmen
noun
headsmen
An executioner who beheads those condemned to die.
Webster's New World
1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado.
And made him Headsman, for we said,
"Who's next to be decapited.
Cannot cut off another's head.
Until he's cut his own off[....]"
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Noun

Singular:
headsman
Plural:
headsmen

Origin of Headsman

  • From head’s +‎ man.

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