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headsman in Swedish

headsman in Swedish is skarprättare — headsman means a chief person; a head man.

headsman in Swedish

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

What does "headsman" mean?

  1. noun A chief person; a head man
  2. noun An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.
  3. noun A labourer in a colliery who transports the coal from the workings to the horseway, and who is oftentimes assisted by a younger worker called a foal.
  4. noun One in command of a whaling vessel.
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What is "headsman" in Swedish?

"headsman" in Swedish is skarprättare. headsman means: A chief person; a head man

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