[TOP]headman head·man / ˈhedmænʃOŋð>; <ʃOŋð color="#ˌdˌdˌd">-mənʃOŋð> / noun (pl. -men / <ʃOŋð color="#ˌdˌdˌd">-mənʃOŋð>; <ʃOŋð color="#ˌdˌdˌd">-menʃOŋð> / ) the leader of a community  (群体的)头人,首领,酋长 SYN chief : the village headman 村长 [TOP]headman head·man / ˈhɛdˌmæn ; ˈhedmən / noun (plural headmen) / -ˌmɛn ; -mən / [C] 1. the most important man in a village where a tribe lives 部落的首领,酋长; SYN a chief [TOP]headman['hed.mæn] noun countable » the chief (= leader) of a village or tribe 首领,头目,酋长 [TOP]headman
1.N-COUNT 可数名词 (村庄的)村长;(部落的)酋长,头人 A headman is the chief or leader of a tribe in a village.