First Known Use: 14th century
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Haman
noun Ha·man \ˈhā-mən\
Definition of HAMAN
: a Persian minister in the book of Esther who is hanged after plotting a foiled massacre of the Jews
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Origin of HAMAN
Hebrew Hāmān
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