1. Haman - Noun
2. Haman - Proper noun
(Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
Source: WordNetAnd by some crazy coincidence, Queen Esther enters the picture, she invites the king and Haman for a party or two and then gets Haman killed. Source: Internet
Haman, carried away by the joy that this honour gave him, issued orders for the erection of a gallows on which he purposed to hang the hated Mordecai. Source: Internet
Immediately after, Ahasuerus and Haman attend Esther's second banquet, at which she reveals that she is Jewish and that Haman is planning to exterminate her people, including her. Source: Internet
Just then, Haman appears, to request the King's permission to hang Mordecai, but before he can make this request, King Ahasuerus asks Haman what should be done for the man that the King wishes to honor. Source: Internet
Meanwhile, Haman is again offended by Mordecai and, at his wife's suggestion, has a gallows built to hang him. Source: Internet
As the saying goes, many Jews drink so much on Purim they can no longer tell the difference between “Blessed be Mordechai” and “Cursed be Haman.” Source: Internet