noun🔗ShareA chief person; a head man"At the construction site, the headsman was responsible for coordinating all the different teams. "personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation."The king hired a skilled headsman to carry out the executions in the kingdom. "personjobhistoryactiongovernmentlawmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA labourer in a colliery who transports the coal from the workings to the horseway, and who is oftentimes assisted by a younger worker called a foal."In the old colliery, the headsman worked tirelessly, moving the coal from the mine face to the area where the horses could haul it away, often with a young "foal" helping him. "jobworkindustrypersontechnicalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne in command of a whaling vessel."Captain Ahab, the headsman of the Pequod, was obsessed with hunting the white whale. "nauticaljobsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
