executioner
pronunciation
How to pronounce executioner in British English:
UK [ˌeksɪˈkju:ʃənə(r)]
How to pronounce executioner in American English:
US [ˌɛksɪˈkjuʃənɚ]
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- Noun:
- an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
Word Origin
- executioner (n.)
- "headsman," 1560s; "one who carries into effect," 1590s; agent noun from execution. Old English words for it included flæscbana, flæscwellere.
Example
- 1. It had been difficult to find an executioner to carry out the sentence .
- 2. Instead , I felt as if I were signing on as his executioner and that I had no choice .
- 3. Since james has already been killed , peter has no reason to think he will escape the executioner 's sword .
- 4. With 33 people known to have lost their heads so far this year to the executioner 's righteous sword , it cannot be said that saudi arabia is a sissy about justice .
- 5. Ever since her grisly demise at the end of an executioner 's blade in 1793 , her name has become synonymous with ostentatious luxury by the super rich and indifference to the hardships of the poor .