executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-si-ˈkyü-sh(ə-)nər 
: one who executes
especially
: one who puts to death
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At least one of the executioners for Creech’s lethal injection previously was involved in Idaho’s two most recent executions, in 2011 and 2012, Tewalt told the House committee.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
At least one of the executioners for Creech's lethal injection previously was involved in Idaho's two most recent executions, in 2011 and 2012, Tewalt told the House committee.
—Kevin Fixler Idaho Statesman (tns), arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2024
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
At least one of the executioners for Creech's lethal injection previously was involved in Idaho's two most recent executions, in 2011 and 2012, Tewalt told the House committee.
—Kevin Fixler Idaho Statesman (tns), arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executioner. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-sə-ˈkyü-sh(ə-)nər
: a person who carries out a sentence of death
Legal Definition
executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-si-ˈkyü-shə-nər
: one who puts another to death in fulfillment of a judicial death sentence
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