executioner

[ ek-si-kyoo-shuh-ner ]

/ ˌɛk sɪˈkyu ʃə nər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR executioner ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuance of a legal warrant.

a person who executes an act, will, judgment, etc.

Origin of executioner

First recorded in 1555–65; execution + -er¹

Words nearby executioner

executable, executant, executary, execute, execution, executioner, executive, executive agreement, executive branch, executive class, executive council

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Example sentences from the Web for executioner

I Am An Executioner offers a fiercely creative—and deeply morbid—vision of what it takes to stay alive.
Must Read Fiction: ‘Prague Fatale,’ ‘Derby Day’ and More|Malcolm Forbes, Hillary Kelly, Mythili Rao|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“Oh, by a new method, which I have invented myself,” declared the Executioner.
Dick, Marjorie and Fidge|G. E. Farrow
For what's the object of being an Executioner if one can't execute?
John Dough and the Cherub|L. Frank Baum
He told the Executioner, he was a strong man, and Prayed to be put out of misery as soon as possible.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period|Various

And why would an Executioner that is higher again in the profession be checked.
Three Wonder Plays|Lady I. A. Gregory
Not quite,” answered the Executioner, who was putting the finishing touches to the effigy; “his head keeps tumbling off.
Dick, Marjorie and Fidge|G. E. Farrow

British Dictionary definitions for executioner

executioner

/ (ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃənə) /

noun

an official charged with carrying out the death sentence passed upon a condemned person

an assassin, esp one appointed by a political or criminal organization

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单词	executioner
释义	executioner [ ek-si-kyoo-shuh-ner ] / ˌɛk sɪˈkyu ʃə nər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR executioner ON THESAURUS.COM noun an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuance of a legal warrant. a person who executes an act, will, judgment, etc. Origin of executioner First recorded in 1555–65; execution + -er¹ Words nearby executioner executable, executant, executary, execute, execution, executioner, executive, executive agreement, executive branch, executive class, executive council Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for executioner I Am An Executioner offers a fiercely creative—and deeply morbid—vision of what it takes to stay alive. Must Read Fiction: ‘Prague Fatale,’ ‘Derby Day’ and More\|Malcolm Forbes, Hillary Kelly, Mythili Rao\|May 9, 2012\|DAILY BEAST “Oh, by a new method, which I have invented myself,” declared the Executioner. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge\|G. E. Farrow For what's the object of being an Executioner if one can't execute? John Dough and the Cherub\|L. Frank Baum He told the Executioner, he was a strong man, and Prayed to be put out of misery as soon as possible. Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period\|Various And why would an Executioner that is higher again in the profession be checked. Three Wonder Plays\|Lady I. A. Gregory Not quite,” answered the Executioner, who was putting the finishing touches to the effigy; “his head keeps tumbling off. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge\|G. E. Farrow British Dictionary definitions for executioner executioner / (ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃənə) / noun an official charged with carrying out the death sentence passed upon a condemned person an assassin, esp one appointed by a political or criminal organization Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to executioner firing squad, killer, garroter, strangler, death squad, hired gun, hit man, lyncher
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executioner

noun

Origin of executioner

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British Dictionary definitions for executioner

noun

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