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hangman

[hang-muhn, hang-man] / ˈhæŋ mən, ˈhæŋˌmæn /
NOUN
garroter
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Even the widely despised Chun escaped the hangman.

From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Seems that “Wheel” is just hangman, but pricier.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2020

The play’s ingenious setup centers on Harry Wade, England’s second-best hangman, on the day in 1965 that the country effectively abolished executions.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2020

A notebook and other items belonging to Britain's most famous hangman has sold at auction for £20,000.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2019

His sensitive eyes gazed gravely at the surrounding faces, swerved up to the shadowy hangman, then downward to his own manacled hands.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote