hangman

Pronunciation: /ˈhæŋˌmæn/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an executioner who hangs the condemned person

Etymology

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

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