What does hangman mean?
Hangman means (countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals..
Hangman
/ˈhæŋˌmæn/ · noun
Meaning
(countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals..
Definitions by Sense
- (countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
- Someone responsible for hanging pictures and other artworks in a gallery, museum etc.
- (uncountable, games) 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.
Example Sentences
One cried, "God bless us!" and "Amen" the other, As they had seen me with these hangman's hands.
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 […].
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Related Words
Word Forms
- hangmen
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One cried, "God bless us!" and "Amen" the other, As they had seen me with these hangman's hands.
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