executioner
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Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Hyphenation: ex‧e‧cu‧tion‧er
Noun [edit]
executioner (plural executioners)
- An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
- (archaic) executor
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Translations [edit]
the person who carries out the execution
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someone who executes an act or will
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