Definitions for hangman

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hangman hang·man

Spelling: [hang-muh n for 1; hang-man Hangman is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 81 anagrams from letters in hangman (aaghmnn).

Definitions for hangman

noun

1. a person who hangs criminals who are condemned to death; public executioner.
2. a word game in which one player selects a word that the other player must guess by supplying each of its letters: for each incorrect guess a part of a stick figure of a man who has been hanged is drawn.

Origin of hangman

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at hang, man¹

Examples for hangman

To betray your father into the hands of his enemies; to deliver him up to the hangman.

Some of them hurried up to where he lay;—the hangman with them.

We shall see how they welcome the hangman, now that it comes home to him.

Between friends, there is overmuch of the hangman in him, and too little of the prince.

These vermin are more to be feared than hangman's cord or headsman's axe.'

Consider, pray, sir, that if you trouble me I have no need to do my own office of hangman.

Chew you the cud of that until the hangman's coming in the morning.

Tug as he would at the old man's wrists, the hangman could not force him to unclench his hands.

They 've no more choice in the matter than the hangman has as to who be 'll hang.

I ought to be able to; I've lifted up a good many in my time,' said the hangman.