Meaning of Hangman | Babel Free
Definitions
- An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
- Someone responsible for hanging pictures and other artworks in a gallery, museum etc.
- 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.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
cəllad
Български
палач
Bosanski
dželat
gade
kat
krvnica
krvnik
krvolok
vešač
vješač
вешач
вјешач
кат
крвник
крвница
крволок
џелат
Català
penjat
Čeština
šibenice
Cymraeg
crogwr
فارسی
دژخیم
Gaeilge
crochadóir
हिन्दी
जल्लाद
Հայերեն
դահիճ
日本語
死刑執行人
한국어
교수형 집행인
Kurdî
kat
മലയാളം
ആരാച്ചാർ
Српски
dželat
gade
kat
krvnica
krvnik
krvolok
vešač
vješač
вешач
вјешач
кат
крвник
крвница
крволок
џелат
Tagalog
tagabitay
Українська
кат
Examples
“One cried, "God bless us!" and "Amen" the other, As they had seen me with these hangman's hands.”
“I also asked some Royal Academicians to view it, viz. Northcote, Cosway, &c. who approved of it much: it is well composed, and beautifully coloured; but the hangmen at the Exhibition have not hung it in a conspicuous situation; it is placed in an ante-room, and pretty high […].”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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