headswoman
English
noun
Definitions
- A female headsman; a female executioner that carries out executions by decapitation.
- (East Anglia) (obsolete) A midwife.
Etymology
Affix from English head (-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast).
Origin
English
head
Gloss
-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Conehead English
- Crimhead English
- Flathead English
- Garelochhead English
- Panhead English
- Potterhead English
- Ribblehead English
- Roundhead English
- Wearhead English
- Whitehead English
- Zephead English
- addlehead English
- ahead English
- air-head English
- airhead English
- arrowhead English
- arsehead English
- asshead English
- axhead English
- backhead English
- baldhead English
- ballhead English
- bandhead English
- barrelhead English
- bayhead English
- beakhead English
- beefhead English
- beetlehead English
- behead English
- bighead English
- billethead English
- billhead English
- blockhead English
- bloodhead English
- blubberhead English
- bluehead English
- blunderhead English
- bobblehead English
- bolthead English
- bonehead English
- bonnethead English
- bottlehead English
- bowhead English
- breadhead English
- brickhead English
- bristlehead English
- broadhead English
- bubblehead English
- bufferhead English
- bufflehead English
- bulkhead English
- bullet-head English
- bullhead English
- bunhead English
- burrhead English
- busthead English
- butterhead English
- butthead English
- cabbagehead English
- cathead English
- cementhead English
- cheesehead English
- chickenhead English
- chubhead English
- chunderhead English
- clithead English
- clubhead English
- cockhead English
- cockshead English
- codhead English
- cohead English
- copperhead English
- craphead English
- crisphead English
- crosshead English
- cunthead English
- cuphead English
- cutterhead English
- deadhead English
- deckhead English
- dehead English
- dickhead English
- dirthead English
- doghead English
- dothead English
- dragonhead English
- drawhead English
- drivehead English
- drophead English
- dullhead English
- dumbhead English
- duncehead English
- dunderhead English
- egghead English
- eigenhead English
- farthead English
- fathead English
- featherhead English
- fenderhead English
- fiddlehead English
- figurehead English
- fishhead English
- flathead English
- flinthead English
- floorhead English
- flowerhead English
- fluffhead English
- forehead English
- forkhead English
- fountainhead English
- fringehead English
- fuckhead English
- gearhead English
- gilthead English
- grayhead English
- greenhead English
- greyhead English
- gristlehead English
- hammerhead English
- hardhead English
- hayhead English
- head English
- head louse English
- head man English
- head rag English
- head-hop English
- head-scratcher English
- headache English
- headachingly English
- headage English
- headake English
- headband English
- headbang English
- headbanger English
- headbanging English
- headblock English
- headboard English
- headbobbing English
- headbolt English
- headbox English
- headbutt English
- headcam English
- headcanon English
- headcarry English
- headcase English
- headchair English
- headcloth English
- headcode English
- headcollar English
- headcover English
- headdesk English
- headdress English
- headectomy English
- headed English
- headend English
- header English
- headfast English
- headfirst English
- headfish English
- headfit English
- headflip English
- headfold English
- headforemost English
- headframe English
- headfuck English
- headfuckery English
- headful English
- headgate English
- headgear English
- headgroup English
- headguard English
- headhair English
- headhood English
- headhouse English
- headhunt English
- headhunter English
- headish English
- headkerchief English
- headlamp English
- headland English
- headlap English
- headless English
- headlight English
- headlike English
- headline English
- headling English
- headlit English
- headload English
- headlock English
- headloss English
- headlouse English
- headly English
- headmark English
- headmaster English
- headmate English
- headmistress English
- headmold English
- headmost English
- headmould English
- headmount English
- headmouth English
- headnote English
- headpan English
- headphone English
- headpiece English
- headpin English
- headpole English
- headpost English
- headprint English
- headquarters English
- headrace English
- headrail English
- headrest English
- headright English
- headring English
- headroom English
- headrope English
- headrush English
- headsail English
- headset English
- headshake English
- headshaking English
- headsheet English
- headshell English
- headshield English
- headship English
- headshot English
- headshrink English
- headshrinker English
- headshunt English
- headsign English
- headslapper English
- headsman English
- headspace English
- headspin English
- headspring English
- headsquare English
- headstall English
- headstamp English
- headstand English
- headstander English
- headstead English
- headstick English
- headstock English
- headstone English
- headstream English
- headstripe English
- headstrong English
- headteacher English
- headtire English
- headtorch English
- headtracking English
- headtube English
- headwaiter English
- headwall English
- headward English
- headwards English
- headwark English
- headwater English
- headwaters English
- headway English
- headwear English
- headwheel English
- headwind English
- headword English
- headwork English
- headworker English
- headworks English
- headwound English
- headwrap English
- heady English
- headyard English
- hindhead English
- hoarhead English
- hogshead English
- hornyhead English
- horsehead English
- hothead English
- househead English
- jarhead English
- jerkinhead English
- jighead English
- jughead English
- knighthead English
- knobhead English
- knothead English
- knucklehead English
- kraalhead English
- lakehead English
- lancehead English
- leatherhead English
- letterhead English
- lighthead English
- linthead English
- lionhead English
- lionhead cichlid English
- lionhead rabbit English
- lofthead English
- loggerhead English
- loosehead English
- lunkhead English
- masthead English
- matchhead English
- meathead English
- medusahead English
- melonhead English
- midhead English
- molehead English
- mophead English
- muddlehead English
- mufflehead English
- mullethead English
- multihead English
- mushhead English
- muttonhead English
- nailhead English
- nappyhead English
- narrowhead English
- negrohead English
- niggerhead English
- nobhead English
- nonhead English
- noodlehead English
- notehead English
- nut-head English
- nuthead English
- overhead English
- oxhead English
- peghead English
- picklehead English
- pierhead English
- pikehead English
- pinhead English
- pisshead English
- pithead English
- plainhead English
- ploughhead English
- podhead English
- polehead English
- poohead English
- poophead English
- poopyhead English
- poppyhead English
- powerhead English
- prehead English
- printhead English
- prohead English
- puzzlehead English
- raghead English
- railhead English
- rattlehead English
- redhead English
- rehead English
- ridgehead English
- ringhead English
- rockhead English
- rosehead English
- roughhead English
- rubberhead English
- rudderhead English
- runghead English
- saphead English
- scaldhead English
- scoophead English
- screwhead English
- scrollhead English
- scumhead English
- seedhead English
- sheepshead English
- shithead English
- shockhead English
- shorthead English
- shovelhead English
- showerhead English
- sidehead English
- sillyhead English
- skinhead English
- slaphead English
- sled head English
- sled-head English
- sleepyhead English
- slickhead English
- slimehead English
- sliphead English
- slopehead English
- sluthead English
- smeghead English
- snakehead English
- snakeshead English
- snaphead English
- snapperhead English
- snothead English
- softhead English
- sorehead English
- spearhead English
- spinyhead English
- springhead English
- squarehead English
- stagehead English
- stairhead English
- stakehead English
- steelhead English
- stemhead English
- strawhead English
- subhead English
- superhead English
- swellhead English
- tailhead English
- thickhead English
- thornhead English
- thunderhead English
- tighthead English
- timberhead English
- tithead English
- towelhead English
- trailhead English
- trundlehead English
- turtlehead English
- typehead English
- underhead English
- unhead English
- wankhead English
- warhead English
- waterhead English
- weeniehead English
- wellhead English
- wethead English
- whitehead English
- winghead English
- wisehead English
- woolhead English
- wronghead English
- yellowhead English
- zipperhead English
- ヘッド Japanese
- hed Middle English
- hedd Icelandic
- het Tok Pisin
- hetman Tok Pisin
- hetpilo Tok Pisin
- ede Sranan Tongo
- ed Torres Strait Creole
- head
- heady
- ahead
- cohead
- headly
- header
- rehead
- unhead
- headed
- axhead
- behead
- dehead
- oxhead
- pithead
- warhead
- mophead
- wethead
- hayhead
- saphead
- midhead
- headish
- poohead
- codhead
- headpin
- headfit
- tithead
- cuphead
- nobhead
- jighead
- redhead
- airhead
- asshead
- jarhead
- headway
- headbox
- nuthead
- pinhead
- peghead
- headset
- Panhead
- cathead
- nonhead
- headlap
- headful
- fathead
- bayhead
- headpan
- headage
- headcam
- bowhead
- egghead
- subhead
- jughead
- bighead
- headend
- dothead
- raghead
- bunhead
- hothead
- headake
- Zephead
- podhead
- prehead
- doghead
- prohead
- headlit
- softhead
- sorehead
- pierhead
- headfold
- headhunt
- overhead
- pisshead
- headspin
- headhood
- headrope
- busthead
- headling
- headloss
- Flathead
- fishhead
- headcase
- grayhead
- snaphead
- skinhead
- butthead
- headwind
- burrhead
- headhair
- headword
- headshot
- pikehead
- nailhead
- seedhead
- bullhead
- Wearhead
- headache
- railhead
- drophead
- knothead
- headnote
- headgate
- headring
- slaphead
- backhead
- wellhead
- head rag
- headyard
- baldhead
- headrush
- headsign
- farthead
- craphead
- headmost
- headbutt
- flathead
- headsman
- dumbhead
- bolthead
- lionhead
- sliphead
- lakehead
- headtube
- headwall
- headwark
- greyhead
- Conehead
- Crimhead
- headflip
- wankhead
- headmold
- molehead
- headsail
- headband
- arsehead
- forehead
- headrace
- headroom
- head man
- ballhead
- beefhead
- headwear
- headline
- dirthead
- polehead
- bandhead
- head-hop
- knobhead
- headload
- linthead
- headlamp
- winghead
- cockhead
- drawhead
- nut-head
- hindhead
- poophead
- headcode
- bulkhead
- ringhead
- headbolt
- mushhead
- headship
- headpost
- air-head
- headless
- tailhead
- deadhead
- headbang
- headwork
- headfuck
- masthead
- hardhead
- headrest
- woolhead
- notehead
- dullhead
- meathead
- headland
- chubhead
- hogshead
- bonehead
- headpole
- headmark
- lunkhead
- sidehead
- lofthead
- headgear
- bluehead
- rosehead
- hoarhead
- deckhead
- smeghead
- stemhead
- shithead
- cunthead
- wisehead
- billhead
- gearhead
- headfast
- dickhead
- forkhead
- rockhead
- beakhead
- clubhead
- headdesk
- headlike
- headrail
- runghead
- headward
- fuckhead
- headwrap
- scumhead
- clithead
- headmate
- headlock
- snothead
- gilthead
- typehead
- headfish
- sluthead
- headtire
- breadhead
- headwards
- hornyhead
- spinyhead
- brickhead
- headwheel
- tighthead
- headchair
- headphone
- headwound
- lighthead
- headstead
- headguard
- headtorch
- headright
- underhead
- printhead
- crosshead
- headfirst
- powerhead
- headlight
- poppyhead
- broadhead
- sled-head
- multihead
- fluffhead
- headstall
- horsehead
- bloodhead
- headcarry
- roughhead
- flinthead
- eigenhead
- headshell
- addlehead
- towelhead
- trailhead
- plainhead
- headstone
- steelhead
- screwhead
- headspace
- headprint
- swellhead
- blockhead
- drivehead
- ridgehead
- scaldhead
- wronghead
- headstamp
- headmouth
- shorthead
- slimehead
- Roundhead
- melonhead
- negrohead
- headhouse
- headstock
- headwater
- duncehead
- slickhead
- headworks
- headlouse
- stakehead
- kraalhead
- thickhead
- stairhead
- nappyhead
- lancehead
- headshake
- matchhead
- poopyhead
- headcover
- arrowhead
- headstick
- scoophead
- headblock
- superhead
- Whitehead
- loosehead
- thornhead
- headframe
- cockshead
- whitehead
- headpiece
- headgroup
- snakehead
- sillyhead
- crisphead
- floorhead
- headcloth
- headstand
- headcanon
- househead
- headdress
- headmould
- strawhead
- waterhead
- slopehead
- greenhead
- spearhead
- headsheet
- headmount
- headboard
- shockhead
- sled head
- headshunt
- stagehead
- narrowhead
- knighthead
- bottlehead
- dunderhead
- mufflehead
- cheesehead
- headspring
- rattlehead
- ploughhead
- mullethead
- copperhead
- rudderhead
- medusahead
- bonnethead
- fenderhead
- loggerhead
- headectomy
- timberhead
- sheepshead
- jerkinhead
- hammerhead
- picklehead
- showerhead
- cutterhead
- headworker
- bobblehead
- bufflehead
- bufferhead
- weeniehead
- muddlehead
- turtlehead
- springhead
- squarehead
- headhunter
- headcollar
- flowerhead
- sleepyhead
- shovelhead
- head louse
- headbanger
- zipperhead
- barrelhead
- puzzlehead
- dragonhead
- bubblehead
- headsquare
- scrollhead
- figurehead
- cementhead
- headstream
- headstripe
- headshield
- Potterhead
- headshrink
- letterhead
- headmaster
- yellowhead
- niggerhead
- beetlehead
- rubberhead
- muttonhead
- headwaiter
- billethead
- snakeshead
- headwaters
- fiddlehead
- noodlehead
- fringehead
- headstrong
- butterhead
- Ribblehead
- featherhead
- headbobbing
- headstander
- snapperhead
- cabbagehead
- headslapper
- bullet-head
- chickenhead
- bristlehead
- headshaking
- blubberhead
- blunderhead
- thunderhead
- headteacher
- gristlehead
- knucklehead
- headfuckery
- trundlehead
- chunderhead
- headbanging
- leatherhead
- fountainhead
- headtracking
- headmistress
- Garelochhead
- headachingly
- headkerchief
- headquarters
- headshrinker
- headforemost
- head-scratcher
- lionhead rabbit
- lionhead cichlid