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deathsman

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Definition of deathsman

as in executioner

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But Bruce Wayne isn’t a boy anymore, and Batman can’t operate as a one-man judge, jury, and executioner.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2026
The kingdom remains one of the world’s top executioners behind China and Iran.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of executioner

Noun

This season focuses on a woman and alleged murderer who is ultimately never found guilty of any crime.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
The concert featured both solo sets from Osbourne and a reunion of the original Sabbath lineup for the first time in more than two decades, along with a murderer’s row of performers influenced by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame icon.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of murderer

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While executors have time to complete estate administration, 10 years stretches beyond reasonable expectations.

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
While executors have time to complete estate administration,10 years stretches beyond reasonable expectations.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of executor

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The former cop also claimed to have found a hangman’s noose under Epstein’s mattress.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
Even-handed, compassionate, and as suffocatingly tense as a hangman's noose, Munich is Spielberg's most underrated film.

— Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026

Definition of hangman

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Across Greengrass’ three Bourne movies, the elite assassin turns against the clandestine institution that created him, determined to escape its grip and bring its covert operations to light.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Before Atlanta, the girls weren’t judged as heavily based on their reads or confessional assassin abilities.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of assassin

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After the undisputed killers plead insanity, doctors for the left-wing prosecutor and the defense often back their claims, judges approve the pleas, and the acquittees submit to annual reviews assessing whether the state should release them.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Soil compaction from construction work is another slow-moving tree killer.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of killer

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