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1. (n.) executioner
an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuance of a legal warrant.
2. executioner
a person who executes an act, will, judgment, etc.
Etymology: (1555–65)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) executioner, public executioner
an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
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1. (noun) executioner
sb whose job is to execute people
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) executioner
one who executes; an executer
2. (noun) executioner
one who puts to death in conformity to legal warrant, as a hangman
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