hangman
noun/ˈhæŋmən/
/ˈhæŋmən/
(plural hangmen
/ˈhæŋmən/
/ˈhæŋmən/
)- [countable] a man whose job is to hang criminalsTopics Law and justicec1, Jobsc1
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- [uncountable] /ˈhæŋmæn//ˈhæŋmæn/a game in which one player chooses a word and the other players try to guess it, letter by letter. Each time they guess wrongly, the first person draws one part of a person being hanged. The other players have to guess the word before the drawing is complete.Topics Games and toysc2
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