An executioner. Cf. manslayer, n. 2. Obsolete.

A person holding an office in law enforcement; a sheriff's serjeant, a bailiff; †a catchpole (obsolete); a member of a police force. Also: †a…

An executioner. Obsolete.

An executioner. Obsolete. rare.

an executioner (cf. manqueller, n.).

A person who carries out judicial executions; = executioner, n. 3.

An executioner; a person who inflicts capital punishment or torture. Obsolete (rare or historical in later use).

= executioner, n. Obsolete.

a vile executioner.

An executioner.

The official who carries out a sentence of death; a headsman, hangman, etc.

A man who puts someone to death; an executioner.

A hangman or executioner. Also employed as a term of abuse.

executioner, headsman.