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headsman in Italian

headsman in Italian is carnefice — headsman means a person who leads or is in charge; a leader.

headsman in Italian

carnefice
noun
An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.

What does "headsman" mean?

  1. noun A person who leads or is in charge; a leader.
  2. noun Someone whose job is to execute condemned people by beheading them.
  3. noun A mine worker who moves coal from the coalface to the main passage, sometimes helped by a younger worker.
  4. noun The captain of a whaling ship.
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What is "headsman" in Italian?
"headsman" in Italian is carnefice. headsman means: A person who leads or is in charge; a leader.
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