deathsmen

noun

plural of deathsman
as in executioners

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  1. executioners
  2. murderers
  3. executors
  4. assassins
Noun
  • In 2003 the United States topples Hussein and delivers him to his executioners.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • Under the method, executioners strap an inmate to a gurney with chest and shoulder harnesses and attach a mask to his face.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 June 2026
Definition of executioners
Noun
  • Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles and rapists.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
Definition of murderers
Noun
  • Because probate laws vary, executors should understand their state's requirements before assuming every creditor can continue adding interest indefinitely.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The digital replication right does not expire at a person’s death, and can be transferred and licensed by heirs, executors and others.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Definition of executors
Noun
  • Lucky Number Slevin, a movie about mistaken identity, rival crime syndicates, and assassins, was, for some reason (Josh Hartnett), one of the comfort movies of my childhood.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • These artisans, with their trade secrets, were kept on Murano, a cluster of islands just across the lagoon from the city, ostensibly as a precaution against fire, though the state would also send assassins after anyone who tried to leave.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of assassins
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“Deathsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deathsmen. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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