executioner
An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
Noun
- An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
- He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace. - 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XX, in The History of England from the...
- Underpinning that power was a reign of terror the like of which Chechens had not seen since the days of Stalin. Even the Russian contraktniki, or freelance fighters, were not as feared as Mr Kadyrov's private army of...
- Executor.
- A hit man, especially being in some organization.
Origin
Etymology tree English execution Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English executioner From execution + -er.
Forms
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Synonyms
carnifex deathsman doomsman executioner executor halseman Jack Ketch lockman manqueller
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
derrick electrocutioner executioneress guillotiner guillotinist hangman headsman headswoman ketch