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headman:
- meneur; responsable; président; capitaine; commandant; chef; contremaître; chef d'équipe
Wiktionary:
- headman → chef de tribu, sachem

English

Detailed Translations for headman from English to French

headman:

headman [the ~] noun

the headman (leader; centurion; chief; captain; commander)
le meneur; le responsable; le président; le capitaine; le commandant; le chef
- meneur [le ~] noun
- responsable [le ~] noun
- président [le ~] noun
- capitaine [le ~] noun
- commandant [le ~] noun
- chef [le ~] noun
the headman (foreman)
le contremaître; le chef d'équipe
- contremaître [le ~] noun
- chef d'équipe [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for headman:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
capitaine	captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader	captain; chief; commander; commander-in-chief; commanding officer; forewoman; general; master; pilot; scoutmaster; sea captain; skipper; woman-leader
chef	captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader	boss; captain; chief; chieftain; commander; commander-in-chief; commanding officer; director; forewoman; head; leader; lieutenant-colonel; manager; managing director; master; patron; principal; scoutmaster; superior; top executive; top man; topdog; tribal chief; woman-leader
chef d'équipe	foreman; headman	boss; chief; foreman; front-rank man; head; leader; superior
commandant	captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader	boss; captain; commander; commanding officer; director; general; lieutenant-colonel; lord; major; manager; managing director; master; patron; ruler; sea captain; skipper; squadron leader; topdog
contremaître	foreman; headman	boss; chief; foreman; front-rank man; fugleman; head; leader; superior
meneur	captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader	agitator; bell-wether; commander; commanding officer; firebrand; founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader
président	captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader	captain; chair; chairman; chairperson; chairwoman; chief; commander; commanding officer; leader; manager; president
responsable	captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader	boss; captain; director; manager; managing director; patron; topdog
-	chief; chieftain; headsman; tribal chief
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
responsable		accountable; answerable; compos mentis; liable; responsible

Synonyms for "headman":

headsman; executioner; public executioner
tribal chief; chieftain; leader

Related Definitions for "headman":

the head of a tribe or clan¹
an executioner who beheads the condemned person¹

Wiktionary Translations for headman:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• headman	→ chef de tribu; sachem	↔ Häuptling — Oberhaupt eines Volksstammes, Stammesoberhaupt eines Naturvolkes

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