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hangwoman

noun

Etymology

From hang + -woman; the male equivalent is hangman.

  1. derived from *ḱenk-✻
  2. derived from *hanhaną✻
  3. inherited from *hą̄han✻
  4. inherited from hōn
  5. inherited from hangen
  6. suffixed as hangwoman — “hang + woman”

Definitions

  1. A woman who carries out executions by hanging.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA