hangman

hangman
noun Date: 14th century 1. one who hangs a condemned person; also a public executioner 2. a game in which the object is for one player to guess the letters of an unknown word before the player who knows the word creates a stick figure of a hanged man by drawing one line for each incorrect guess

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  • hangman — public executioner, mid 14c. (mid 13c. as a surname), from HANG (Cf. hang) (v.) + MAN (Cf. man). As the name of a spelling game, by 1951. Hangestere female executioner is found mid 15c …   Etymology dictionary

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  • hangman — UK [ˈhæŋmən] / US noun Word forms hangman : singular hangman plural hangmen UK [ˈhæŋmən] / US 1) [countable] someone whose job is to kill people by hanging them 2) [uncountable] UK [ˈhæŋˌmæn] / US a word game in which one player has a limited… …   English dictionary

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  • hangman — /ˈhæŋmən / (say hangmuhn) noun (plural hangmen) 1. a person who hangs those condemned to death; public executioner. 2. NZ Colloquial a character; eccentric person. 3. Also, hangman s noose. a word game in which one player is required to guess the …  

  • Hangman (Marvel Comics) — Hangman is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Universe.Harlan KruegerSuperherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Hangman real name=Harlan Krueger species= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Werewolf by Night… …   Wikipedia

  • Hangman Books — is a British independent small press founded in 1981 by Billy Childish, who remains its owner and editor. It publishes poetry and some fiction. Associated projects are Hangman Films and Hangman Records.Hangman Books has published poetry books and …   Wikipedia

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