hangman
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- //ˈhæŋˌmæn//
- //ˈheɪ̯ŋˌmeə̯n//
- //ˈhɛ̃ŋˌmɛə̯n//
An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
nom
- 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.
Étymologie
Inherited from Middle English hangman, hongman, hangeman, equivalent to hang + -man.
Formes
- pluriel
- hangmen
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.