head-man

Lit-lit quickly found that married life with the head-man of a fort was even better than she had dreamed.

THE MARRIAGE TO LIT-LIT 2010

Him she remembered -- Klakee-Nah, the head-man of the village, the friend of the missionaries and the traders, a large man thewed like a giant, with kindly eyes and masterful ways, and striding with a consciousness of crude royalty in his carriage.

The Wit of Porportuk 2010

I'm the head-man around yere, but I ain't been yere but about a year.

The Green-Eyed Shwemyethna 2010

At 12, Joe was taken into a local orphanage and the head-man taught him trade skills that led to his first job.

Brad Ludden: To Get Ahead, Give a Lot 2009

A perfect head-man pass from defenseman Rob Scuderi sprung Crosby into the offensive zone, where he split two defensemen and got a shot on net.

USATODAY.com 2007

In the second period, Briere took a nifty head-man pass from Pominville and beat Ward with a backhander as he drove toward the crease.

USATODAY.com - Sabres stop Hurricanes 3-2 for another postseason road victory 2006

Down 1-0 and having struggled to find their rhythm against Nashville, the Red Wings finally got comfortable when center Kris Draper scored 37 seconds into the third after taking a head-man pass from Kirk Maltby.

USATODAY.com - Wings storm back with three third-period goals in Game 1 2004

To be the head-man of any other village, and the captain of its fishing fleet, might prove no lofty eminence; but to be the leader of Springhaven was true and arduous greatness.

Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

Alick, the shepherd and head-man, with the ruddy face and broad shoulders, not on the best terms with old Kester; indeed, their intercourse was confined to an occasional snarl, for though they probably differed little concerning hedging and ditching and the treatment of ewes, there was a profound difference of opinion between them as to their own respective merits.

Adam Bede 2004

Kaya I found that both he and another head-man had gone out for the day, and on inquiring the reason was told that they could not persuade any of their men to go with me because the journey was long and fatiguing one.

The Malay Archipelago 2004