Thesaurus results for EXECUTIONERS

executioners

noun

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plural of executioner

as in murderers

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

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Recent Examples of executioners Comments from officials have led to fears of some of those detained being put to death in Iran, one of the world’s top executioners. —

Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026 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 At least that is what the executioners have always claimed. —

Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025

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These countries must make their duty clear to the invaders of our beloved homeland and the murderers of our people.

— Haley Ott, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Americans should look to that history in setting expectations for what happens next in Iran now that another batch of maniacal Middle East murderers have been sent hurtling through the gates of hell.

— Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026