executioner
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executioner
- /ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ/ US
- /ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃənə/ UK
noun executioners
- An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal. He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace.
- Executor.
- A hit man, especially being in some organization.
Similar: carnifex, deathsman, doomsman, executioner, executor, halseman, Jack Ketch, lockman, manqueller
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: public executioner, carnifex, hangman, killer, liquidator, enforcer, torturer, bully, perpetrator, implementer, executor, performer, butcher, unsub, kat, verdugo
noun
Similar: carnifex, deathsman, doomsman, executioner, executor, halseman, Jack Ketch, lockman, manqueller
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noun the person who carries out the execution
| Español | verdugo, carnífice, verduga |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사형 집행인 sahyeong jiphaeng'in, 망나니 mangnani |
| 日本語 | 死刑執行人 shikeishikkōnin, 処刑人 shokeinin |
| 中文 | 劊子手 /刽子手 guìzishǒu, 处刑人 chǔxíngrén |
| हिन्दी | बधिक badhik, जल्लाद jallād |
| Kiswahili | mchinja, mchinjaji, mnyongaji |
| Português | carrasco, algoz |
| Français | exécuteur des hautes œuvres, bourreau, exécuteur de la haute justice, maître des hautes œuvres, bourrelle |
| Deutsch | Henker, Scharfrichter, Henkerin, Scharfrichterin |
| Italiano | boia, carnefice |
| Ελληνικά | εκτελεστής ektelestís, δήμιος dímios |
| Română | călău, gâde |
| Русский | пала́ч paláč, экзеку́тор ekzɛkútor, кат kat |
| Tiếng Việt | người hành hình, đao phủ |
| العربية | جَلَّاد jallād |
| עברית | תַּלְיָן |
noun someone who executes an act or will
| Ελληνικά | εκτελεστής ektelestís |
|---|---|
| Română | executor, executant |
| Русский | душеприка́зчик dušeprikázčik, душеприка́зчица dušeprikázčica, исполни́тель ispolnítelʹ, исполни́тельница ispolnítelʹnica |
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title = {executioner},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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