Associations to the word «Hangman»

Wiktionary

HANGMAN, noun. (countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
HANGMAN, noun. (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.

Dictionary definition

HANGMAN, noun. An executioner who hangs the condemned person.

Wise words

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain