1. a person whose job is to execute criminals by hanging
Usage: historical
2. a word-guessing game where players try to guess a word letter by letter before a stick figure drawing is completed

Examples

• The hangman carried out executions at the prison.
• In medieval times, the hangman was a feared figure in the community.
• The children played hangman during recess.
• She guessed the word correctly before losing the hangman game.
• The teacher drew the hangman’s gallows on the blackboard.
• We need six wrong guesses to complete the hangman drawing.