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 Often a satire of American and British culture, the character has bionic eyes and is empowered to serve as judge, jury and executioner in the fascist society. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 July 2025 Sadly, both the XLR-V and STS-V would only last a single generation, meeting the executioner in 2009 as parent company GM struggled under the weight of the financial crisis and subsequent corporate restructuring. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 15 July 2025 True to form, the court dismissed his arguments as either repetitive or barred by procedural rules that the Legislature and the court have stacked in favor of the executioner. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025 True to form, the court dismissed his arguments as either repetitive or barred by procedural rules that the Legislature and the court have stacked in favor of the executioner —even those questions that have never been asked before. Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for executioner
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Noun
  • That case went cold as the murderers were never caught.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The place is the Savin Bar + Kitchen, in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, where immediately inside the front door, patrons are greeted by a larger-than-life framed mugshot of Bulger — the mob-boss, murderer, bank robber, drug dealer and extortionist — peering cooly out from under his fedora.
    Tovia Smith, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pursued by brutal mercenaries and a deadly assassin, the trio must navigate twists, betrayals and historical secrets buried deep in Europe’s past.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Mistaken for the world’s deadliest assassin, Ben becomes the perfect decoy for Eden.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executioner. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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