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Noun: hangman (hangmen)  hang-mun
  1. A male executioner who hangs the condemned person
    "The hangman carried out his grim duty"

Derived forms: hangmen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], executioner, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, public executioner, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Hangman, Slacken