noun🔗ShareHenkerAn executioner responsible for hanging criminals."The old West town feared the hangman, whose job was to execute convicted murderers. "Die Stadt im alten Westen fürchtete den Henker, dessen Aufgabe es war, verurteilte Mörder hinzurichten.lawgovernmentjobpersonhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGalgenmännchen(games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows."During the long car ride, we played hangman to pass the time, trying to guess each other's words before the little stick figure was completely drawn. "Während der langen Autofahrt spielten wir Galgenmännchen, um uns die Zeit zu vertreiben, und versuchten, die Wörter des anderen zu erraten, bevor die kleine Strichmännchenfigur vollständig gezeichnet war.gameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading