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ROUNDHEAD
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• ROUNDHEAD (noun)
The noun ROUNDHEAD has 2 senses:
1. a brachycephalic person
2. a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War
Familiarity information: ROUNDHEAD used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brachycephalic person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("roundhead" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Roundhead" is a kind of...):
admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)
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