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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Episode 3 ended with Ron, Eric Nam, Kristen Kish, and Caroline Stanbury all tied to trees and hilariously pleading for their lives while the Traitors and a masked executioner all just kind of stood there awkwardly.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Figures are unavailable for China, which keeps most executions secret but is widely believed to be the world’s leading executioner.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 2 Jan. 2026
When Netflix chooses to cover a case, its version may be the only one that survives in a court of public opinion where the service is judge, jury, and executioner.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
Under South Carolina's protocol, Bryant's executioners will place a hood over his head and strap him to a chair.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Figures are unavailable for China, which keeps most executions secret but is widely believed to be the world’s leading executioner.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 2 Jan. 2026
When Netflix chooses to cover a case, its version may be the only one that survives in a court of public opinion where the service is judge, jury, and executioner.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
Under South Carolina's protocol, Bryant's executioners will place a hood over his head and strap him to a chair.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executioner. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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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
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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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