Headman synonyms

hĕd'mən, -măn'

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boss
The head of a political party in a given region or district.
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captain
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
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chief
(Slang) A supervisor; a boss.
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commander
A person who commands, especially a commanding officer.
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foreman
(Management) The leader of a work crew.
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leader
An animal placed in advance of others, especially on a team of horse, oxen, or dogs.
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manager
One who manages affairs or expenditures, as of a household, a client (as an entertainer or athlete), an athletic team, etc.
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ringleader
A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
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supervisor
One who is an elected administrative officer in certain US counties and townships.
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chieftain
The leader or head of a group, especially of a clan or tribe.
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director
A member of a board chosen to direct the affairs of a corporation or institution
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head
The foremost or leading position:
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hierarch
One who occupies a position of authority in a religious hierarchy.
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master
A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, especially the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
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honcho
A person who is in charge; a manager or leader:
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cock-of-the-walk
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over (related)
(Mil.) A shot that hits or explodes beyond the target
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tribal-chief
The chief of a tribe.
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headsman
An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.
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limba (related)
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Ejukwa (related)
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Oderiga (related)
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Kabri (related)
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Find another word for headman. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for headman, like: boss, captain, chief, commander, foreman, leader, manager, ringleader, supervisor, chieftain and director.
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Headman Sentence Examples

  • It is the residence of the Headman of the Griqua nation.

  • headman's relatives, are the nobility.

  • Without such support a young headman could not entertain.

  • The kraal is under the immediate rule of its headman, who is a patriarch responsible for the good behaviour of all its members.

  • Over the headman, whose authority may extend to more than one kraal, is the tribal chief, and above the tribal chief was the king, whose authority is now exercised by a British commissioner.

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