hangmann.

Brit.

/ˈhaŋmən/,

/ˈhaŋman/, U.S.

/ˈhæŋmən/,

/ˈhæŋˌmæn/

Etymology: < hang v. + man n.¹

a. A man whose office it is to hang condemned persons; also more generally, an executioner, a torturer, racker. common hangman, the public executioner.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > hangman

boiec1320

hangman1393

hangerc1430

lockman1488

burrioc1540

bourreauc1550

burriourc1550

derrickc1600

passport-maker1602

topman1607

derrick-jastro?1609

verdugo1616

windpipe-stretcher1617

Gregorya1658

locksman1682

Ketch1685

Jack Ketch1696

finisher of the law1708

topsman1825

scrag-boy1843

scragger1897

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. vii. 368 Þe hangeman of tyborne.

1483 Vulgaria abs Terencio (T. Rood & T. Hunte) sig. oij See how froward a face ȝoon hangeman makes.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark vi. f. lij The kynge sent the hangman and commaunded his heed to be brought in.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 328 Since the Hang-man dealt so roughly with him..racking as much from him as there needed no farther confession.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 99 A Paper..avow'd to contain the matter of the Treaty, was Burn'd by the Common Hang-man.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Hangman's wages, thirteen pence halfpenny, which according to vulgar tradition was thus allotted, one shilling for the execution, and three halfpence for the rope.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 175 The Commons began by resolving..that the Covenant should be burned by the hangman in Palace Yard.

b. transferred. A term of reprobation; also used playfully. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique ii. f. 66^v Amplification..to call a naughtye felowe thiefe, or hangemanne, when he is not knowen to bee anye suche.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing iii. ii. 11 He hath twice or thrice cut Cupides bow-string, and the little hang-man dare not shoot at him.

1645 J. Milton Colasterion 23 You suffer'd this nameles hangman to cast into public such a despightfull contumely.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

ΚΠ

1825 T. Campbell To Mem. Spanish Patriots v Manglers of the martyr's earthly frame! Your hangmen fingers cannot touch his fame.

1859 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem II. lxxxvii. 56 Put to two deaths at once by the hands of a hangman-judge.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. xii. 119 It strikes me rather as a hang-man air.

Derivatives

hangman-like adj. and adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [adjective] > resembling executioner

hangman-like1684

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [adverb] > in the manner of executioner

hangman-like1881

1684 T. Otway Atheist v. 68 Six or seven arm'd Rogues with hangmanly Faces.

1881 A. C. Swinburne Mary Stuart iv. i. 137 [They] rage not hangmanlike upon the prey.

ˈhangmanship n. the office or function of hangman.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > hangman > craft or office of

hangmanship1824

ketchcraft1840

1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. I. v. 64 [O. Cromwell] I abominate and detest hangmanship.

1883 Birmingham Weekly Post 22 Sept. 4/7 To decide upon the claims of 1,200 candidates for the hangmanship of England.

Draft additions 1993

A game in which one player attempts to guess the word or phrase chosen by the other by proposing one letter at a time, each incorrect letter causing an element to be added to a schematic drawing of a gallows and hanged man, the completion of which constitutes defeat for the guesser.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > puzzle > [noun] > other word puzzles

riddleOE

logogriph1598

rebus1605

name-device1631

telesticha1637

lipogram1711

charade1776

conundrum1790

logogram1820

anagrams?1860

acrostic1861

metagram1867

word square1867

verbarian1872

jumble-letters1899

word ladder1928

Double-Crostic1934

word search1957

hangman1961

1900 E. V. & E. Lucas What shall we do Now? 136 Hanging,..the two players sit side by side, and one of them dots out..the words of a proverb or well-known line of poetry... Underneath this line a small gallows is erected... The game is for the other player to discover the line.]

1961 in N. Webster

1974 P. Beaver Victorian Parlour Games for Today iii. 75 Gallows or hangman: This ever-popular game can be enjoyed by any number of persons irrespective of age.

1979 Washington Post 25 Nov. e2/5 You can challenge the computer to hide numbers or letters from you. Like the old ‘Hangman’ game you have to guess correctly.

1989 D. Leavitt Equal Affections 69 There is a hangman puzzle on the television, the letters slowly filling in.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hangman
释义	hangmann. Brit. /ˈhaŋmən/, /ˈhaŋman/, U.S. /ˈhæŋmən/, /ˈhæŋˌmæn/ Etymology: < hang v. + man n.¹ a. A man whose office it is to hang condemned persons; also more generally, an executioner, a torturer, racker. common hangman, the public executioner. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > hangman boiec1320 hangman1393 hangerc1430 lockman1488 burrioc1540 bourreauc1550 burriourc1550 derrickc1600 passport-maker1602 topman1607 derrick-jastro?1609 verdugo1616 windpipe-stretcher1617 Gregorya1658 locksman1682 Ketch1685 Jack Ketch1696 finisher of the law1708 topsman1825 scrag-boy1843 scragger1897 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. vii. 368 Þe hangeman of tyborne. 1483 Vulgaria abs Terencio (T. Rood & T. Hunte) sig. oij See how froward a face ȝoon hangeman makes. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark vi. f. lij The kynge sent the hangman and commaunded his heed to be brought in. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 328 Since the Hang-man dealt so roughly with him..racking as much from him as there needed no farther confession. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 99 A Paper..avow'd to contain the matter of the Treaty, was Burn'd by the Common Hang-man. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Hangman's wages, thirteen pence halfpenny, which according to vulgar tradition was thus allotted, one shilling for the execution, and three halfpence for the rope. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 175 The Commons began by resolving..that the Covenant should be burned by the hangman in Palace Yard. b. transferred. A term of reprobation; also used playfully. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique ii. f. 66^v Amplification..to call a naughtye felowe thiefe, or hangemanne, when he is not knowen to bee anye suche. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing iii. ii. 11 He hath twice or thrice cut Cupides bow-string, and the little hang-man dare not shoot at him. View more context for this quotation 1645 J. Milton Colasterion 23 You suffer'd this nameles hangman to cast into public such a despightfull contumely. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1825 T. Campbell To Mem. Spanish Patriots v Manglers of the martyr's earthly frame! Your hangmen fingers cannot touch his fame. 1859 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem II. lxxxvii. 56 Put to two deaths at once by the hands of a hangman-judge. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. xii. 119 It strikes me rather as a hang-man air. Derivatives hangman-like adj. and adv. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [adjective] > resembling executioner hangman-like1684 society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [adverb] > in the manner of executioner hangman-like1881 1684 T. Otway Atheist v. 68 Six or seven arm'd Rogues with hangmanly Faces. 1881 A. C. Swinburne Mary Stuart iv. i. 137 [They] rage not hangmanlike upon the prey. ˈhangmanship n. the office or function of hangman. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > hangman > craft or office of hangmanship1824 ketchcraft1840 1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. I. v. 64 [O. Cromwell] I abominate and detest hangmanship. 1883 Birmingham Weekly Post 22 Sept. 4/7 To decide upon the claims of 1,200 candidates for the hangmanship of England. Draft additions 1993 A game in which one player attempts to guess the word or phrase chosen by the other by proposing one letter at a time, each incorrect letter causing an element to be added to a schematic drawing of a gallows and hanged man, the completion of which constitutes defeat for the guesser. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > puzzle > [noun] > other word puzzles riddleOE logogriph1598 rebus1605 name-device1631 telesticha1637 lipogram1711 charade1776 conundrum1790 logogram1820 anagrams?1860 acrostic1861 metagram1867 word square1867 verbarian1872 jumble-letters1899 word ladder1928 Double-Crostic1934 word search1957 hangman1961 1900 E. V. & E. Lucas What shall we do Now? 136 Hanging,..the two players sit side by side, and one of them dots out..the words of a proverb or well-known line of poetry... Underneath this line a small gallows is erected... The game is for the other player to discover the line.] 1961 in N. Webster 1974 P. Beaver Victorian Parlour Games for Today iii. 75 Gallows or hangman: This ever-popular game can be enjoyed by any number of persons irrespective of age. 1979 Washington Post 25 Nov. e2/5 You can challenge the computer to hide numbers or letters from you. Like the old ‘Hangman’ game you have to guess correctly. 1989 D. Leavitt Equal Affections 69 There is a hangman puzzle on the television, the letters slowly filling in. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1393
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