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hangman
noun
hang·man
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There was a hangman’s gallows, and there was a hemp rope tied into a noose that was placed around my neck. — Clark Collis, EW.com, "Snakes, sandstorms, and strangulation: The making of 1999's The Mummy," 14 Aug. 2019 There was a hangman’s gallows, and there was a hemp rope tied into a noose that was placed around my neck. — Clark Collis, EW.com, "Snakes, sandstorms, and strangulation: The making of 1999's The Mummy," 14 Aug. 2019 There was a hangman’s gallows, and there was a hemp rope tied into a noose that was placed around my neck. — Clark Collis, EW.com, "Brendan Fraser got 'fully choked-out' shooting The Mummy," 23 July 2019 Among the items: a Nazi swastika pendant, and a hangman’s noose decal, a cross burning baby onesie. — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, "Amazon blasted for offering merchandise promoting white supremacy," 6 July 2018 The company also referred to hangman as a common children’s game. — OregonLive.com, "Oregon's 2017 lawsuits: Tragedy, fed-up consumers, a rowdy Easter egg hunt," 6 Jan. 2018 More than a hundred thousand people have also disappeared in the government's detention network, with many believed to have died through neglect or the hangman's noose. — Louisa Loveluck, chicagotribune.com, "Syrian army raises flag above city considered birthplace of uprising against Assad," 12 July 2018 Kids can doodle, scribble, draw, and play tic-tac-toe, hangman, or any number of drawing games with these tablets. — Sunset, "10 Car Games for Kids That Don’t Involve Screens," 22 Jan. 2018 Just before her purge, Lively had posted a series of pictures of a game of hangman. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Blake Lively Is Back on Instagram After Purging Her Account," 2 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hangman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hangman
noun
hang·man
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plural hangmen\ -mən \
Kids Definition of hangman
: a person who hangs criminals
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