headsman

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    an executioner who beheads the condemned person

Word Origin

headsman (n.)
"executioner," c. 1600, from genitive of head (n.) + man (n.). Used earlier in sense "chief, leader" (c. 1400).

Example

1. And what is the headsman to be paid , if he ever arrives ?

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