executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
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Definition of executioner
: one who executes
especially
: one who puts to death
Examples of executioner in a Sentence
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Yummy’s story still resonates in Chicago 25 years after his journey from executioner to executed was splashed on TVs across the country as the latest example of the city’s gang warfare. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Daywatch: Chicago faces looming $838 million budget shortfall, how ‘Yummy’ Sandifer’s story shocked the nation 25 years ago and other things to know to start your day," 30 Aug. 2019 In a dark room lit by oil lamps, a man with slicked-back gray hair and the face of an executioner sits at a large table stacked to the ceiling with files. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "Trump the Opera—II," 26 Dec. 2018 Those officers put themselves in the position of officers, judge and jury and executioners. — Washington Post, "Police in fatal Colorado shooting return to active duty," 16 Aug. 2019 Over the past few years executioners and torturers from Latin America’s dictatorships of the 1970s and 1980s have at last been brought to account, despite amnesty laws that were the price of democracy. — The Economist, "Are amnesties in Latin America always a bad idea?," 29 June 2019 President Trump's Federal Communications Commission chairman, Ajit Pai, served as the executioner last December. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "California's plan to protect net neutrality will shield consumers from telecom bullies," 20 Apr. 2018 Yet in exposing private incidents, the public pushes itself into the position of pardoner or political executioner, taking that power away from the victims. — WSJ, "Dissecting the College Scandal," 12 Feb. 2019 Some of the corrections officers have witnessed or overseen multiple executions and some have served as executioners themselves. — Fox News, "Former corrections officers seek to block Missouri execution," 3 Aug. 2018 Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s most prolific executioners. — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, "Burmese man crucified in Saudi Arabia amid country's diplomatic dispute with Canada," 9 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'executioner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for executioner
executioner
noun
English Language Learners Definition of executioner
: a person who performs executions : a person who executes people who have been sentenced to death
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executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
| \ ˌek-si-ˈkyü-shə-nər
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Legal Definition of executioner
: one who puts another to death in fulfillment of a judicial death sentence
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