hangman

nounattested in dialogue

//ˈhæŋˌmæn//
//ˈheɪ̯ŋˌmeə̯n//
//ˈhɛ̃ŋˌmɛə̯n//

An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.

noun

1
An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
One cried, "God bless us!" and "Amen" the other, As they had seen me with these hangman's hands.
2
Someone responsible for hanging pictures and other artworks in a gallery, museum etc.
I also asked some Royal Academicians to view it, viz. Northcote, Cosway, &c. who approved of it much: it is well composed, and beautifully coloured; but the hangmen at the Exhibition have not hung it in a conspicuous situation; it is placed in an ante-room, and pretty high […].
3
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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hangman, hongman, hangeman, equivalent to hang + -man.

Forms

plural: hangmen

hangar · A large garagelike structure where aircraft are kept.hanged · damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial)hanging · Suspended.

hangman · An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.

hangover · Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by…Hani · A Tibeto-Burman people living in Yunnan, China, Vietnam, and…hank · A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.

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