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executioner

noun

Definition of executioner

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 She was executed on May 27, 1541 by an executioner’s assistant, the executioner having been called away that day. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 In 2003 the United States topples Hussein and delivers him to his executioners. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026 Under the method, executioners strap an inmate to a gurney with chest and shoulder harnesses and attach a mask to his face. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 June 2026 The executioner sent someone to look for a stronger rope. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for executioner

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Theron won the Best Actress Oscar for her turn as the notorious murderer.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
All those players are expected to be back in attempt to win an AL West that was hardly a murderers’ row in 2026.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

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Still, despite the typical procedural formula with cases tied to gun smugglers, cartel assassins and kidnappings, the show remains topical enough to keep viewers engaged.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Ali’s mournful assassin is trying to stay one step ahead of his enemies and, likewise, the movie fights like hell to elude conventionality.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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