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Etymology
1. executioner
noun. ['ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃənɝ'] an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant.
Synonyms
- slayer
- hangman
- headsman
- headman
- public executioner
- electrocutioner
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- execution (English)
- execution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Rhymes with Executioner
- aachener
- airconditioner
- almoner
- commissioner
- commoner
- conditioner
- confectioner
- coroner
- eleanor
- examiner
- falconer
- fastener
- faulconer
- foreigner
- foreigner
- freshener
- gardener
- gissendanner
- hardener
- heavener
Sentences with executioner
1. Noun, singular or mass
Acting as an executioner simply became part of his job duties, and Givens was not paid extra.
Quotes about executioner
1. I knew from the moment I heard you, the moment I saw the gun and realized that this lovely, petit woman was the executioner, that you would never die waiting for me to save you - that you would save yourself.
- Laurell K. Hamilton, Narcissus in Chains