HANGMAN

hangman

(noun) an executioner who hangs the condemned person

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

hangman (countable and uncountable, plural hangmen)

(countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.

(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.

Source: Wiktionary

Hang"man, n.; pl. Hangmen(

Definition: One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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