hangman
Noun

hangman

  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.
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