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Executioner

🔄 Synonyms of "Executioner"

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Word	Definition
public executionernoun	an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Executioner"

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Word	Definition
public executionernoun	an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
carnifexnoun	(now rare, historical) An executioner.
hangmannoun	(uncountable, games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.
killernoun	One who or that which kills.
liquidatornoun	One who liquidates.
enforcernoun	One who enforces.
torturernoun	Someone who tortures.
bullynoun	A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
perpetratornoun	One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.
implementernoun	A person who implements something.
executornoun	(law) Someone appointed by a testator to administer their estate in accordance with their will; an administrator.
performernoun	One who performs for, or entertains, an audience.
butchernoun	A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
unsubnoun	Abbreviation of unsubscription. [The act of unsubscribing.]
katnoun	An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.
verdugonoun	A surname from Spanish or Portuguese.
caspasesnoun	(biochemistry) Any of several intracellular proteolytic enzymes that mediate apoptosis and pyroptosis.
katsnoun	An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.
executernoun	Alternative form of executor. [A person who carries out some task.]
executioneressnoun	(rare) A female executioner.