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hangman

noun
/ˈhæŋˌmæn/

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from hangman

Definitions

  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.

  3. A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing…

    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.

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Derived

cheat the hangman, hangman paradox, hangman's fracture, hangmanship, hangman's jig, hangman's noose, hangman's wages, hangwoman, underhangman

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hangman. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA