释义 |
hang·man \ˈhaŋmən, ˈhaiŋ-, -ˌman, -ˌmaa(ə)n sometimes ˈheŋ-\ noun (plural hangmen) Etymology: Middle English hangeman, from hangen to hang + man 1. : one who hangs another; especially : a public executioner 2. : a game in which one player chooses a word and the others try to guess it one letter at a time, a part of a picture of a hanged man being drawn for each wrong guess |