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
At least that is what the executioners have always claimed.
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Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executioners
Noun
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With the relentless coverage of the Murdaughs on national news, and certainly amid the plethora of podcasts and docuseries, many of the details about the family and Maggie and Paul’s murderers have long been public knowledge.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Hodge leads the cast in the titular role of Alex Cross, a brilliant homicide detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the minds of murderers to identify and catch them.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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First, though, more assassins come for them.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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Are assassins like Kirk’s killer simply pathological outliers among agitated but otherwise self-restrained populations?—
Ron Barrett,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Executioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executioners. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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