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Webster 1913 Edition


Hangman

Hang′man

(hăng′man)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Hangmen
(-men)
.
One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; – sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hangman

HANG'MAN

,
Noun.
One who hangs another; a public executioner; also, a term of reproach.