executioner

as in murderer
a person who executes people who have been sentenced to death was sentenced to face the executioner

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Recent Examples of executioner Iran, one of the world’s top executioners, typically hangs condemned prisoners before sunrise. Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, Undertaker plays the omnipotent executioner who can’t quite get Michaels to the chopping block. Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024 Only Joan knows for sure — and she’s come dressed as the world’s sexiest senior executioner. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024 TikTok was now the judge, jury and executioner of what’s cute to wear. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for executioner 

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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executioner. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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