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hangman

/ˈhæŋ.mæn/

hangmannoun

hangmen

/ˈhæŋ.mæn/

Translations

палач

The hangman carried out the execution at dawn.

Палач привел в исполнение казнь на рассвете.

виселица

We played a game of hangman during the break.

Мы играли в виселицу во время перерыва.

Additional translations

виселица (в значении игры)

Definitions

A person who carries out executions by hanging.

The hangman prepared the noose for the condemned prisoner.

A word game in which one player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters, with a drawing of a gallows being drawn to represent each incorrect guess.

We played hangman during the long car ride to pass the time.

Synonyms

hangmanadjective

/ˈhæŋ.mən/

/ˈhæŋ.mæn/

Used attributively to describe something related to execution by hanging.

Definitions

Relating to execution by hanging or characteristic of an executioner.

The actor donned a hangman hood for the scene.

Synonyms

gallows

hanging

hangmennoun

hangman

hangmen

/ˈhæŋ.men/

Translations

палачи

The hangmen were responsible for carrying out executions.

Палачи были ответственны за проведение казней.

Additional translations

висельники

Definitions

Plural form of hangman, referring to individuals who carry out executions by hanging.

The hangmen were tasked with carrying out the sentences of those condemned to death.

A word game in which one player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters, with a drawing of a gallows being completed for each incorrect guess.

We played hangmen during the long car ride to pass the time.

Synonyms

gallowsmen

carriers out of death sentences

executioners