"head man" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: head men [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English heed man, from Old English hēafodmann (“leader; captain, head of a group”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann, equivalent to head + man. Cognate with Dutch hoofdman (“chief; chieftain”), German Hauptmann (“captain”), Swedish huvudman (“chief; principal; leader”). Compare also English headsman. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|heed man}} Middle English heed man, {{inh|en|ang|hēafodmann|t=leader; captain, head of a group}} Old English hēafodmann (“leader; captain, head of a group”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*haubidamann}} Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann, {{compound|en|head|man}} head + man, {{cog|nl|hoofdman|t=chief; chieftain}} Dutch hoofdman (“chief; chieftain”), {{cog|de|Hauptmann|t=captain}} German Hauptmann (“captain”), {{cog|sv|huvudman|t=chief; principal; leader}} Swedish huvudman (“chief; principal; leader”), {{noncog|en|headsman}} English headsman Head templates: {{en-noun|head men}} head man (plural head men)
  1. The person in charge of an organization, clan, tribe, or other group. Categories (topical): Leaders
    Sense id: en-head_man-en-noun-yKVi-rJg Disambiguation of Leaders: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
  2. The leader of a village. Translations (leader of a village): ста́раста (stárasta) [masculine] (Belarusian), হাজারী (hazarī) (Bengali), вожд (vožd) [masculine] (Bulgarian), náčelník [masculine] (Czech), předák [masculine] (Czech), vedoucí [masculine] (Czech), päämies (Finnish), pää (Finnish), capo villaggio [masculine] (Italian), muxtar [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), sołtys [masculine] (Polish), ста́роста (stárosta) [masculine] (Russian), jumbe (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-head_man-en-noun-KTx0sgMW Disambiguation of 'leader of a village': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boss, chief, headman Related terms: hetman

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