• Executioner

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: ex + e + cu + tion + er

    Origin

    execution + -er.

    Full definition of executioner

    Noun

    executioner

    (plural executioners)
    1. An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
    2. (archaic) executor
    3. A hit man, especially being in a some organization.
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