EXECUTIONER

executioner, public executioner

(noun) an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

executioner (plural executioners)

An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

(archaic) Executor.

A hit man, especially being in some organization.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex`e*cu"tion*er, n.

1. One who executes; an executer. Bacon.

2. One who puts to death in conformity to legal warrant, as a hangman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PEOPLE

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