an official charged with carrying out the death sentence passed upon a condemned person
2.
an assassin, esp one appointed by a political or criminal organization
deathsman in American English
(ˈdɛθsmən)
nounWord forms: pluralˈdeathsmen (ˈdɛθmən)
Archaic
an executioner
deathsman in American English
(ˈdeθsmən)
nounWord forms: plural-men
archaic
an executioner
Word origin
[1580–90; death + 's1 + man1]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cockpit, filibuster, reference, scramble, stigma