Headless Horseman
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Meaning · English
A corpse of a man that is missing the head due to decapitation.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
They had dozens of names for different types of corpses—“crispy critters,” “stinkers,” “floaters,” “dunkers,” and “Headless Horsemen,” just to name a few. Butch Farabee, national emergency services coordinator for the National Park ..
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “Headless Horseman” mean?
A corpse of a man that is missing the head due to decapitation.
Is “Headless Horseman” formal or informal?
Headless Horseman is generally slang.