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 chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy