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 Definitions of hangman  [ˈhæŋ mən]  

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Definition of 'hangman' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) hangman
a person who hangs criminals who are condemned to death; public executioner.

Etymology:  (1350–1400)

Definition of 'hangman' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) hangman
an executioner who hangs the condemned person


Definition of 'hangman' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) hangman
one who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office


Translation of 'hangman' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a man whose job it is to hang criminals.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: laksman Arabic flag Arabic: جَلاد، مُنَفِّذ حُكْم الإ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: палач
Brazilian flag Brazilian: carrasco Czech flag Czech: kat German flag German: der Henker
Danish flag Danish: bøddel Greek flag Greek: δήμιος Spanish flag Spanish: verdugo
Estonian flag Estonian: timukas Farsi flag Farsi: مامور اعدام Finnish flag Finnish: pyöveli
French flag French: bourreau Hebrew flag Hebrew: תַּליָן Hindi flag Hindi: जल्लाद
Croatian flag Croatian: krvnik Hungarian flag Hungarian: hóhér Indonesian flag Indonesian: algojo
Icelandic flag Icelandic: böðull Italian flag Italian: boia Japanese flag Japanese: 絞首刑執行人
Korean flag Korean: 교수형 집행인 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: budelis, korikas Latvian flag Latvian: bende
Malay flag Malay: tukang gantung Dutch flag Dutch: beul Norwegian flag Norwegian: bøddel
Polish flag Polish: kat Persian flag Persian: مامور اعدام Pashto flag Pashto: جلاد
Portuguese flag Portuguese: carrasco Romanian flag Romanian: călău Russian flag Russian: палач
Slovak flag Slovak: kat Slovenian flag Slovenian: rabelj Serbian flag Serbian: čovek zadužen da izvrši v
Swedish flag Swedish: bödel Thai flag Thai: เพชฌฆาต (ที่แขวนคอนักโทษ) Turkish flag Turkish: cellat
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 執行絞刑者 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: кат Urdu flag Urdu: جلّاد
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đao phủ Chinese flag Chinese: 执行绞刑者

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