The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Hangman — may refer to:* Hangman, a type of executioner who carries out a death sentence by hanging * Hangman (game), a game of guessing a word or phrase one letter at a timeIn literature: * Hangman (DC Comics), an enemy of Batman * Hangman (Marvel Comics) … Wikipedia
Hangman — bedeutet: das Spiel Galgenmännchen den Originaltitel des US amerikanischen Thrillers Hangman – Das mörderische Spiel aus dem Jahr 2001 eine Achterbahn in Wild Adventures, siehe SLC (689 m Standard) eine ehemalige Achterbahn in Opryland USA, siehe … Deutsch Wikipedia
hangman — public executioner, mid 14c. (mid 13c. as a surname), from HANG (Cf. hang) (v.) + MAN (Cf. man). As the name of a spelling game, by 1951. Hangestere female executioner is found mid 15c … Etymology dictionary
hangman — ► NOUN ▪ an executioner who hangs condemned people … English terms dictionary
hangman — [haŋ′mən] n. pl. hangmen [haŋ′mən] an executioner who hangs criminals condemned to death … English World dictionary
hangman — UK [ˈhæŋmən] / US noun Word forms hangman : singular hangman plural hangmen UK [ˈhæŋmən] / US 1) [countable] someone whose job is to kill people by hanging them 2) [uncountable] UK [ˈhæŋˌmæn] / US a word game in which one player has a limited… … English dictionary
hangman — [[t]hæ̱ŋmæn[/t]] hangmen N COUNT A hangman is a man whose job is to execute people by hanging them … English dictionary
hangman — /ˈhæŋmən / (say hangmuhn) noun (plural hangmen) 1. a person who hangs those condemned to death; public executioner. 2. NZ Colloquial a character; eccentric person. 3. Also, hangman s noose. a word game in which one player is required to guess the …
Hangman (Marvel Comics) — Hangman is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Universe.Harlan KruegerSuperherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Hangman real name=Harlan Krueger species= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Werewolf by Night… … Wikipedia
Hangman Books — is a British independent small press founded in 1981 by Billy Childish, who remains its owner and editor. It publishes poetry and some fiction. Associated projects are Hangman Films and Hangman Records.Hangman Books has published poetry books and … Wikipedia
