hangman
/ˈhæŋmən/
noun
- A person whose job is to execute prisoners by hanging them by the neck with a rope.
- In medieval times, the hangman was often a feared and isolated figure.
- The hangman prepared the noose in the prison yard.
- The novel tells the story of a hangman who questions his profession.
- A word-guessing game in which players try to guess a word letter by letter, and each wrong guess adds a part to a drawing of a hanged figure.
- We played hangman on the back of a napkin at the café.
- I always lose at hangman because I pick long words.
- The teacher used hangman to help students practice spelling.
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