Hangman

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Noun

Singular Hangman

Plural s

Hangman (s)

1. (countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
   • 1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act II Scene II

     One cried, "God bless us!" and "Amen" the other,

     As they had seen me with these hangman's hands.

2. (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.

Translations

executioner

Finnish: hirttäjä fi(fi), pyöveli fi(fi) Galician: verdugo gl(gl) m. Greek: δήμιος el(el) (ðímios) m. Macedonian: џелат mk(mk) (džélat) m., бесач mk(mk) (bésač) m.

Russian: палач ru(ru) (paláč) m., вешатель ru(ru) (v'éšat'el') m. Spanish: verdugo es(es) m. Turkish: cellat tr(tr) West Frisian: boal fy(fy)

game

Finnish: hirsipuu fi(fi) French: pendu fr(fr) m. Greek: κρεμάλα el(el) (kremála) f.

Macedonian: бесилка mk(mk) (bésilka) f. Russian: виселица ru(ru) (vís'elica) f. Turkish: adam asmaca tr(tr)

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Estonian: timukas French: bourreau fr(fr) m. Macedonian: џелат (džélat) m. Swedish: bödel c. (1), skarprättare c. (1), hänggubbe c. (2)

See also

• hangman's noose
• hanging

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