executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-si-ˈkyü-sh(ə-)nər 
: one who executes
especially
: one who puts to death
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The regime executed 975 people last year—making Iran the world's top per capita executioner.
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Tom Ridge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Created by John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, Dredd is a police officer stationed in the metropolis of Mega-City One, where officers are empowered to be judge, jury and executioner.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 July 2025
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
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Tom Ridge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Created by John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, Dredd is a police officer stationed in the metropolis of Mega-City One, where officers are empowered to be judge, jury and executioner.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 July 2025
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
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executioner. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-sə-ˈkyü-sh(ə-)nər
: a person who carries out a sentence of death
Legal Definition
executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-si-ˈkyü-shə-nər
: one who puts another to death in fulfillment of a judicial death sentence
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