hangman C1 Topic:Crime & Justice US /ˈhæŋˌmæn/ UK /ˈhæŋ.mæn/ See IPA manual Freq #19062 Meanings 1 noun an executioner whose duty is to put condemned people to death by hanging The hangman checked the gallows before the sentence was carried out. 2 noun a word-guessing game in which each wrong letter adds a part to a drawing of a hanged figure The children played hangman while they waited for the train. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an executioner whose duty... executioner 2 noun · a word-guessing game in... word game Word family Forms hangmen Derived forms hangwoman Related forms hanginggallowsexecutioner Etymology Inherited from Middle English hangman, formed from hang + man. The name of the word game comes from the gallows and figure traditionally drawn after incorrect guesses. Topics Crime & Justice External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hangman **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhæŋˌmæn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhæŋ.mæn/ **Frequency rank:** 19062 ## Meanings 1. an executioner whose duty is to put condemned people to death by hanging 2. a word-guessing game in which each wrong letter adds a part to a drawing of a hanged figure ## Examples - The hangman checked the gallows before the sentence was carried out. - The children played hangman while they waited for the train. ## Synonyms - executioner ## Derived Forms - hangwoman ## Related Forms - hanging - gallows - executioner ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English hangman, formed from hang + man. The name of the word game comes from the gallows and figure traditionally drawn after incorrect guesses. ## Topics - Crime & Justice markdown