Definizione monolingua

hangman

hangman (countable and uncountable; plural hangmen)

1. (countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
   • 1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act II Scene II

     One cried, ""God bless us!"" and ""Amen"" the other,

     As they had seen me with these hangmans hands.

2. (uncountable, games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.

Definizione dizionario hangman

	boia
	executioner

	carnefice
	executioner

carnéfice

Altri significati:

(countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.

An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.

game

A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.

(uncountable, games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.