Thesaurus results for EXECUTIONER

executioner

noun

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as in murderer

a person who executes people who have been sentenced to death was sentenced to face the executioner

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Recent Examples of executioner Amnesty International says China is the world's lead executioner, believed to sentence and put to death thousands of people annually. —

ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026 One such affair claimed an extra life when the executioner’s son ascended the scaffold to brandish a head, lost his footing, and fell to his death. —

Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026 Since when does the mayor become the judge, jury and executioner for law enforcement? —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026 Pine has been chosen, unconsciously or not, by Roper as his heir and executioner. —

Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for executioner

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Noun

The new episodes leave room for seriousness and depth amidst high jinks and naked murderers on the loose (seriously).

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Her intent was to seek revenge for the death of her son, in addition to framing Mickey as the sole murderer.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026