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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executioners
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Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes strangely heartbreaking, this immersive storytelling experience is Edgar Allan Poe for the modern age; a heart-to-bleeding-heart with madmen, murderers and monsters all dying to tell their story.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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To have these books is such a gift, because Patricia writes a fascinating crime story — great clue trail, great murderers.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mirrors were such a precious commodity in the heyday of the Venetian Republic that the assassins were dispatched to, well, dispatch any defectors who left La Serenissima and tried to take the secrets of creating that mesmerizing, reflective surface along with them.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2026
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Consider Bobbi, one of the assassins sent north to find Armando.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Executioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executioners. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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