'Hangman' definitions:
Definition of 'hangman'
(from WordNet)
noun
An executioner who hangs the condemned person
Definition of 'Hangman'
From: GCIDE
- Hangman \Hang"man\ (h[a^]ng"man), n.; 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. [1913 Webster]