executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-si-ˈkyü-sh(ə-)nər 
: one who executes
especially
: one who puts to death
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If the aim of the executioners is not true, death could take time.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Each of the three executioners is an employee of the Department of Corrections and volunteered to be part of the team, Chrysti Shain, a spokesperson for the department told CNN.
—Ryan Young, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Overbearing: Dave’s Unnamed Sister Dave’s sister is the most malicious kind of elder sis — the kind who views themselves as judge, jury, and executioner of their family’s well-being.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Denno said at least one execution, which took place in Nevada in 1913, used a machine to pull the trigger instead of human executioners.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Each of the three executioners is an employee of the Department of Corrections and volunteered to be part of the team, Chrysti Shain, a spokesperson for the department told CNN.
—Ryan Young, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Overbearing: Dave’s Unnamed Sister Dave’s sister is the most malicious kind of elder sis — the kind who views themselves as judge, jury, and executioner of their family’s well-being.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Denno said at least one execution, which took place in Nevada in 1913, used a machine to pull the trigger instead of human executioners.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executioner. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-sə-ˈkyü-sh(ə-)nər
: a person who carries out a sentence of death
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
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