Home › Words › H › hangeehangee/ˈhæŋi/hangee means one who is executed by hanging.hangee is pronounced /ˈhæŋi/.EtymologyFrom hang + -ee.nounOne who is executed by hanging.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.forhang 74% match — to hang to death, put to death by hanging. vs hangee →hangmanship 64% match — The office, character, or state of being of a hangman. vs hangee →hempie 59% match — A criminal; someone who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged. vs hangee →deathsman 57% match — An executioner; a headsman or hangman. vs hangee →guillotinee 56% match — One who is guillotined. vs hangee →hangable 56% match — Able to be hung or suspended. vs hangee →lynchee 55% match — The victim of a lynching. vs hangee →onhanger 53% match — That which, or one who, hangs on to, relies on, or is dependent upon another; a dependent. vs hangee →