head man

English

Alternative forms

• headman

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. Doublet of hetman.

Noun

head man (plural head men)

1. The person in charge of an organization, clan, tribe, or other group.
2. The leader of a village.

Synonyms

• boss
• chief

Related terms

• hetman

Translations

leader of a village

• Arabic:

  Juba Arabic: mukunggu

• Belarusian: ста́раста m (stárasta)
• Bengali: হাজারী (bn) (hazarī)
• Bulgarian: вожд (bg) m (vožd)
• Czech: náčelník (cs) m, předák m, vedoucí (cs) m
• Finnish: päämies (fi), pää (fi)
• Italian: capo villaggio m
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: muxtar (ku) m

• Polish: sołtys (pl) m
• Russian: ста́роста (ru) m (stárosta)
• Swahili: jumbe

Anagrams

• Damaneh, Hamedan, Hamedān, manhead