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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hed-muh n, -man |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛd mən, -ˌmæn |
Definition of head man
Origin :- "chief man, leader," Old English heafodman; see head (adj.) + man (n.). Cognate with German Hauptmann "captain."
- As in foreman : noun overseer
- As in chieftain : noun chief
- Our looks deceived the head man of the boarders, who answered that we were very poor.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- A flight is reported to their head man and he figures out just how far we can fly.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- The solitary American rode on until he was alongside their head man.
- Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
- He looked at his head man, who had approached the table, then he pulled out his watch.
- Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
- Wade will rally when worst comes to worst, and be the head man in extremities.
- Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens
- You're going to get a shock when you see who the Head Man is.
- Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
- I announced my intentions to the head man of the kraal, who was delighted.
- Extract from : « Maiwa's Revenge » by H. Rider Haggard
- One was the chief doctor; another was the head man in the market.
- Extract from : « How I Know God Answers Prayer » by Rosalind Goforth
- Lewis had the head man and about a couple of dozen others in camp.
- Extract from : « The Young Alaskans on the Missouri » by Emerson Hough
- On his return to the tent, the head man was pointed out to him.
- Extract from : « Work and Win » by Oliver Optic
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