| 单词 | executioner |
| 释义 | executioner (once / 1135 pages) n An executioner is a government official who kills people sentenced to death. Executioners kill legally. There are many people who kill, such as murderers, soldiers, and hunters. Another is the executioner, whose job is to kill. If a king or legal system has decided that someone will be put to death, it's the executioner's job to kill them. Over time, executioners have used hanging, beheading, lethal injections, the electric chair, and many other ways of executing (killing). Without a doubt, being an executioner is one of the grimmest jobs in the world. WORD FAMILYexecutioner: executioners+/executable: executability/executant: executants/execute: executable, executant, executed, executes, executing, execution, executive, executor/execution: executioner, executions/executive: executively, executives/executor: executors USAGE EXAMPLESThis year, he became something rarer still: an executioner who wanted to tell the world about his crimes. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) There were executioners to quiet those whom the Emperor proscribed. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) Under current protocol, executioners are not seen administering the drug. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) n an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant Syn|Hypo|Hyper public executioner electrocutioner an executioner who uses electricity to kill the condemned person hangmanan executioner who hangs the condemned person headman, headsmanan executioner who beheads the condemned person killer, slayer someone who causes the death of a person or animal |
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