Hangman
noun
A person who performs executions by hanging.
The hangman was preparing the noose for the criminal's execution.
Often appears as...
- executioner
- death penalty
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A character in a popular guessing game where players guess letters to spell a word before a gallows and a stick figure of a hanged man is drawn.
We passed the time by playing a few rounds of hangman.
Often appears as...
- play hangman
- hangman game
noun
A person who performs executions by hanging.
The hangman was preparing the noose for the criminal's execution.
Often appears as...
- executioner
- death penalty
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A character in a popular guessing game where players guess letters to spell a word before a gallows and a stick figure of a hanged man is drawn.
We passed the time by playing a few rounds of hangman.
Often appears as...
- play hangman
- hangman game
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Use
Refers to a dated profession, not commonly encountered in modern times except in historical references.
In medieval times, a hangman would be employed to execute condemned prisoners.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotations
Carries a negative and dark undertone; used to denote an ominous or grim atmosphere.
The tale set in the dungeon included a hangman to heighten the sense of dread.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to express the concept of inescapable destiny or judgment.
The hangman of time eventually comes for all deeds.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Use
Refers to a dated profession, not commonly encountered in modern times except in historical references.
In medieval times, a hangman would be employed to execute condemned prisoners.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotations
Carries a negative and dark undertone; used to denote an ominous or grim atmosphere.
The tale set in the dungeon included a hangman to heighten the sense of dread.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to express the concept of inescapable destiny or judgment.
The hangman of time eventually comes for all deeds.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Use
Refers to a dated profession, not commonly encountered in modern times except in historical references.
In medieval times, a hangman would be employed to execute condemned prisoners.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotations
Carries a negative and dark undertone; used to denote an ominous or grim atmosphere.
The tale set in the dungeon included a hangman to heighten the sense of dread.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to express the concept of inescapable destiny or judgment.
The hangman of time eventually comes for all deeds.
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Wall Street in prison PIPE...
historical artifacts including a cigar box full of tiny nooses made by the last hangman at the prison the woman sitting nervously waiting for her husband to be
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Hunting for a Killer PIPE...
suckers is living quietly in Sao Paulo for the man known as the hangman of regard it is a peaceful life but all that is about to change
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Wall Street in prison PIPE...
historical artifacts including a cigar box full of tiny nooses made by the last hangman at the prison the woman sitting nervously waiting for her husband to be
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Hunting for a Killer PIPE...
suckers is living quietly in Sao Paulo for the man known as the hangman of regard it is a peaceful life but all that is about to change
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Paul Merton
British Comedian
When things are difficult, awful, stressful, the thing that always gets you through is a sense of humour. I don't mean - well, maybe I do - laugh at the hangman as he puts the noose around your neck. But an eye, an ear, for the ridiculous, the absurd in life, can get you through a lot.
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Constance Zimmer
American Actress
I have the Muji pen that has different colors. My daughter loves to play hangman, or we draw. It's important you can draw a rainbow at all times.
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Luther Burbank
American Environmentalist
If you violate Nature's laws you are your own prosecuting attorney, judge, jury, and hangman.
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Eli Wallach
American Actor
Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
Every guilty person is his own hangman.
Quote examples
Paul Merton
British Comedian
When things are difficult, awful, stressful, the thing that always gets you through is a sense of humour. I don't mean - well, maybe I do - laugh at the hangman as he puts the noose around your neck. But an eye, an ear, for the ridiculous, the absurd in life, can get you through a lot.
Quote examples
Constance Zimmer
American Actress
I have the Muji pen that has different colors. My daughter loves to play hangman, or we draw. It's important you can draw a rainbow at all times.
Quote examples
Luther Burbank
American Environmentalist
If you violate Nature's laws you are your own prosecuting attorney, judge, jury, and hangman.
Quote examples
Eli Wallach
American Actor
Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
Every guilty person is his own hangman.
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