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Noun
en-noun|pl=hangmen|s|-
- countable An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
#*1606, w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, wikisource:The Tragedy of Macbeth|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.
- uncountable 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
Finnish: hirttäjä(1), pyöveli(1)
French: bourreau m
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Spanish: verdugo m
See also
hangman's noose
hanging
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