hangman
/ˈhæŋˌmæn/ noun C2- An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
- Someone responsible for hanging pictures and other artworks in a gallery, museum etc.
- 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.
Plural hangmen
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