Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural head·men [hed-muh n, -men] /ˈhɛd mən, -ˌmɛn/.
- a chief or leader.
- headsman.
noun plural -men
- anthropol a chief or leader
- a foreman or overseer
“chief man, leader,” Old English heafodman; see head (adj.) + man (n.). Cognate with German Hauptmann “captain.”