hangman
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/ˈhæŋmən/
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/ˈhæŋmən/
A person who is responsible for executing criminals by hanging.
The hangman prepared the gallows for the execution.
刽子手为执行准备绞刑架。
A game where players guess a word letter by letter, with each wrong guess adding a part to a drawing of a hanged person until the word is guessed or the drawing is complete.
During recess, the children played hangman to pass the time.
课间休息时,孩子们玩起了吊死人游戏来打发时间。