Head and Headman

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Head

Head noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.
Usage example: as head of the planning committee, he had the responsibility of appointing someone to look into the parking situation
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Headman is a synonym for head in leader topic. In some cases you can use "Headman" instead a noun "Head", when it comes to topics like chief, over.
Nearby Words: heading, headland, headship, headband, headed

Headman

Headman noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.
Usage example: as headman at the newspaper 20 years ago, he hired the then-promising young reporter who won this year's Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting
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Head is a synonym for headman in chief topic. You can use "Head" instead a noun "Headman", if it concerns topics such as over.

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