executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er ˌek-si-ˈkyü-sh(ə-)nər 
: one who executes
especially : one who puts to death
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Alabama state law declares Holman’s warden as the state executioner. 
Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2022 Threlfall, who delivers a towering performance as a former executioner, could also be a contender. Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022 China is the world's top executioner, according to Amnesty International, sentencing thousands to death every year. Reuters, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022 Among those other means is Harry Wade (David Threlfall), the country’s second most famous executioner. New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022 The videos shocked the world as the executioner -- later named as Mohammed Emwazi -- demanded the U.S. cease military strikes against ISIS. Byjames Gordon Meek, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2022 But McDonagh's dark humor is back with this biting comedy about Britain's second-most famous executioner and his crisis of conscience when hanging is abolished. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2022 The commission has been empowered to act as its own prosecutor, judge, jury, executioner and beneficiary. WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022 After a two-year pandemic delay, the Three Billboards auteur brings his Olivier-winning executioner's tale to Broadway with a new lead, Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2022 See More
Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2022 Threlfall, who delivers a towering performance as a former executioner, could also be a contender. Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022 China is the world's top executioner, according to Amnesty International, sentencing thousands to death every year. Reuters, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022 Among those other means is Harry Wade (David Threlfall), the country’s second most famous executioner. New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022 The videos shocked the world as the executioner -- later named as Mohammed Emwazi -- demanded the U.S. cease military strikes against ISIS. Byjames Gordon Meek, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2022 But McDonagh's dark humor is back with this biting comedy about Britain's second-most famous executioner and his crisis of conscience when hanging is abolished. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2022 The commission has been empowered to act as its own prosecutor, judge, jury, executioner and beneficiary. WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022 After a two-year pandemic delay, the Three Billboards auteur brings his Olivier-winning executioner's tale to Broadway with a new lead, Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1536, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er ˌek-si-ˈkyü-shə-nər
: one who puts another to death in fulfillment of a judicial death sentence
executioner
noun
as in murderer
a person who executes people who have been sentenced to death was sentenced to face the executioner Synonyms & Similar Words
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