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hangman

Pronunciation: /ˈhaŋmən/
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Definition of hangman

noun (plural hangmen)

  • an executioner who hangs condemned people.
  • [mass noun] a game for two in which one player tries to guess the letters of a word, the other player recording failed attempts by drawing a gallows and someone hanging on it, line by line.

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