hangman
English
Noun
hangman (countable and uncountable, plural hangmen)
- (countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
- 1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act II Scene II
- One cried, "God bless us!" and "Amen" the other,
- As they had seen me with these hangman's hands.
- 1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act II Scene II
- (uncountable, games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.
Derived terms
Translations
executioner
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