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hangman

[ hang-muhn hang-man ]

noun

, plural hang·men.
  1. a person who hangs criminals who are condemned to death; public executioner.
  2. a word game in which one player selects a word that the other player must guess by supplying each of its letters: for each incorrect guess a part of a stick figure of a man who has been hanged is drawn.

hangman

/ ˈhæŋmən /

noun

  1. an official who carries out a sentence of hanging on condemned criminals

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Other Words From

  • under·hangman noun plural underhangmen

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hangman1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; hang, man

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