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Hangmen vs Hangman - What's the difference?

hangmen | hangman |

As nouns the difference between hangmen and hangman

is that hangmen is plural of hangman while hangman is an executioner responsible for hanging criminals.

hangmen

English

Noun

(head)

    • Anagrams

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    hangman

    English

    (wikipedia hangman)

    Noun

  • (countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
  • * 1606 , , Act II Scene II
    • One cried, "God bless us!" and "Amen" the other,
    As they had seen me with these hangman' s hands.
  • (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.

    • Derived terms

    * cheat the hangman

    See also

    * hangman's noose * hanging