hangman

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
2. Someone responsible for hanging pictures and other artworks in a gallery, museum etc.
3. 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.

Sînonîm

executioner

headsman

torturer

butcher

excutioner

killer

tormentor

public executioner

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From Middle English hangman, hongman, hangeman, equivalent to hang + -man.