🪓executioner

noun
/ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃənər/

Meaning

A person who carries out a death sentence by execution.

Example Sentences

The executioner prepared the gallows for the condemned prisoner.

Synonyms

hangman, headsman, killer, slayer

Antonyms

victim, protector

Collocations

royal executioner, public executioner, cruel executioner

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