executioner

ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃənər

Definition

Definition of executioner - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

capital punishmentperson who carries out executions

The executioner prepared for the scheduled execution at dawn..
The executioner stood ready with his axe.
The executioner followed the king's orders without question.

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Expressions with executioner

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judge, jury, and executioner

someone who makes decisions and enforces them

He was the judge, jury, and executioner in his own company.

public executioner

person who carries out death sentences

The public executioner carried out the sentence.

Origin of executioner

Latin, executio (carrying out) + -er (one who performs)

Terms with executioner included in their meaning

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hangman

executioner

person who executes criminals by hanging

headman

legal

executioner who beheads condemned people

derrick

hangman

executioner responsible for hanging convicts

headsman

execution

executioner who beheads condemned individuals

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French:bourreau, ...
German:Henker, ...
Italian:boia, ...
Spanish:verdugo, ...
Portuguese:carrasco, ...
Chinese:刽子手, ...
Japanese:死刑執行人, ...
Arabic:جَلّاد, ...
Hebrew:תַּלְיָן, ...
Russian:палач, ...
Ukrainian:кат, ...
Hindi:जल्लाद, ...
Bengali:জল্লাদ, ...
Catalan:botxí, ...
Czech:kat, ...
Danish:bøddel, ...
Dutch:beul, ...
Greek:δήμιος, ...
Hungarian:hóhér, ...
Khmer:ពេជ្ឈឃាត, ...
Korean:사형 집행인, ...
Persian:جلاد, ...
Polish:kat, ...
Portuguese (BR):carrasco, ...
Romanian:călău, ...
Swedish:bödel, ...
Thai:เพชฌฆาต, ...
Turkish:cellat, ...
Vietnamese:đao phủ, ...

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