What (who) is hangman - definition
WORD GAME
Hangmen (game); HangMan; Hangman (Game); HangMan game
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·noun 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.
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(hangmen)
A hangman is a man whose job is to execute people by hanging them.
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Hang man; Hang Man; Hang-man; Hang-Man; The Hangman; Hangman (comics); The Hangman (film); Hangman (disambiguation); Hangman (film); Hangman (song)
¦ noun (plural hangmen) an executioner who hangs condemned people.
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Hangman (game)
Hangman is a guessing game for two or more players. One player thinks of a word, phrase or sentence and the other(s) tries to guess it by suggesting letters within a certain number of guesses. Originally a Paper-and-pencil game, there are now electronic versions.
Pronunciation examples for hangman
1. I saw hangman playing on the screen,
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2. If this means the hangman will earn two
pairs of boots instead of one, so be it.
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Examples of use of hangman
1. His lawyer expressed concern yesterday that an inexperienced hangman would make the execution even worse.
2. Goering was an excellent candidate until he cheated the hangman by poisoning himself in prison.
3. "We have for the time being stopped the search for a hangman," the sources said.
4. Separate files released yesterday revealed that some unsuitable candidates applied to become a hangman.
5. We have already sent notices to all prisons to spare a hangman for October 20.