Headsman

Definition: Headsman

Headsman

Noun

1. An executioner who beheads the condemned person.

Date "headsman" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Synonym: Headsman

Synonym: headman (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Headsman

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Scourge	Goaler, jailer; executioner; electrocutioner; lyncher; hangman; headsman; Jack Ketch.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Headsman

English words defined with "headsman": Deathsman ♦ Headsmen. (references)

Etymologies containing "headsman": Deathsman. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Headsman

Domain	Title
Books	The Hyde Park Headsman (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Headsman

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Usage Frequency: Headsman

"Headsman" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Headsman" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	7	133,076

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Headsman

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
headsman	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Headsman

Language		Translations for "headsman"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		xhelat (executioner, hangman, jack ketch, torturer). (various references)

Arabic		‏الجلاد (executioner, hanger, tormentor). (various references)

Bulgarian		капитан на китоловен кораб (whaling-master), палач (butcher, executioner, hangman, jack ketch, torturer). (various references)

Czech		předák (chief, foreman, gang boss, headman). (various references)

French		bourreau. (various references)

German		Scharfrichter (executioner, executioners). (various references)

Greek		δήμιος (executioner). (various references)

Hungarian		hóhér (axeman, butcher, executioner, garrotter, hanger, hangman, jack ketch, ketch). (various references)

Italian		carnefice (executioner). (various references)

Manx		jee-chioneyder. (various references)

Pig Latin		eadsmanhay

Portuguese		verdugo, primeiro lugar, executor (doe skin, executioner, executrix, jackal, performer, performing application entity), carrasco (executioner, executive, hanger-on, hangnail, jack ketch, tormentor, torturer), algoz (butcher, cruel person, executioner, tormentor, torturer). (various references)

Romanian		cãpitan al unei baleniere, cãlãu (butcher, executioner, hangman, jack ketch, tyrant). (various references)

Russian		палач (butcher, executioner, hangman, jack ketch, slaughterer, torturer). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		dželat (axeman, executioner, hangman, jack ketch, slaughterer). (various references)

Swedish		bödel (executioner, hangman, tormentor, torturer). (various references)

Vietnamese		đao phủ thuyền trưởng đánh cá voi. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Headsman

Misspellings
	"Headsman" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Halsmann, Hausmann, Haussman, headscan, Hedeoma, Heisman, Huisman, Meadsman. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Headsman"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "headsman" (pronounced he"dzmun)
5	-d z m u n	backwoodsman, landsman, ombudsman, seedsman, tradesmen, woodsmen.
4	-z m u n	chrismon, jasmine, oarsman, salesman, townsman.
3	-m u n	abdomen, acumen, adman, admen, airman, albumin, alderman, antihistamine, Ashman, assemblywoman, backgammon, Badman, bagman, barman, baseman, bayman, bellman, Benjamin, bitumen, Boardman, boatman, bookman, Bowman, bowmen, brakeman, bushman, businesswoman, cameraman, Carman, Carmen, carmine, cattlemen, Cayman, chairman, chairwoman, Chapman, chessman, churchman, churchmen, cinnamon, clergyman, coachman, cochairman, committeeman, common, congressman, congresswoman, corpsman, councilman, councilwoman, councilwomen, countryman, cowman, craftsman, craftsmen, crewman, daemon, dairymen, Daman, demon, desman, determine, Dolman, draftsman, draftsmen, dromon, dustman, Dutchman, Ermine, Everyman, examine, famine, ferryman, fireman, firemen, Firman, footman, foramen, foreman, foremen, forewoman, Freedman, Freeman, freshman, gammon, gentleman, gentlewoman, gentlewomen, german, Goodman, gunman, hangman, headman, henchman, henchmen, Herdman, Hetman, horseman, horsemen, houseman, human, huntsman, hymen, illumine, infantryman, inhuman, Kirkman, Landman, lawman, layman, laymen, Leman, lemon, Letterman, Liman, Lineman, linemen, lobsterman, longshoremen, lumen, madmen, marksman, messman, midshipman, newswoman, newswomen, nobleman, noblewoman, nonhuman, nurserymen, omen, ottoman, Outman, overman, Packman, Penman, pitchman, Pitman, Plowman, policeman, policewoman, postman, predetermine, pressman, Pullman, ragmen, reexamine, regimen, rifleman, Rodman, roman, rumen, salarymen, saleswoman, saleswomen, salmon, seaman, seamen, semen, sermon, shaman, Shipman, showman, Spearman, specimen, spokesman, spokeswoman, sportsman, statesman, Stillman, Stockman, subhuman, summon, superhuman, superwoman, talisman, Telamon, thiamin, timberman, Titman, Toman, trainmen, uncommon, vitamin, watchman, Waterman, watermen, wingman, wireman, woman, women, Woodman, Woolman, workman, yachtsman, yeoman.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Headsman

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-h-m-n-s"
	-1 letter: anadems, ashamed, headman, maenads.
	-2 letters: amends, anadem, ashman, ashmen, damans, desman, maenad, mashed, menads, seaman, shaman, shamed.
	-3 letters: aahed, adman, admen, ahead, amahs, amend, amens, ansae, ashed, ashen, daman, dames, damns, deans, deash, hades, haems, hames, hands, hansa, hanse, heads, manas, maned, manes, manse, meads, means, menad, mends, mensa, nadas, named, names, nemas, sadhe, saned, sedan, shade, shame, shend.
	-4 letters: aahs, ahem, amah, amas, amen, anas, ands, anes, ansa, asea, dahs, dame, damn, dams, dash, dean, dens, edhs, ends, hade, haed, haem, haen, haes, hame, hams, hand, head, hems, hens, made, mads, maes, mana, mane, mans, mash, mead, mean, mend, mesa, mesh, nada, name, nema, sade, same, sand, sane, seam, send, shad, sham, shea, shed, sned.
	-5 letters: aah, aas, ads, aha, ama, ana, and, ane, ash, dah, dam, den, edh, eds, ems, end, ens, had, hae, ham, has, hem, hen, hes, mad, mae, man, mas, med, men, nae, nah, nam, sad, sae, sea, sen, sha, she.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-h-m-n-s"
	+1 letter: deathsman, unashamed.
	+2 letters: manhandles.
	+3 letters: handmaidens, maidenhairs, maidenheads, mastheading, unashamedly.
	+5 letters: dexamethasone, diathermanous, handcraftsmen, rhabdomancers, rhabdomancies.
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