executioner

noun
/ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ/US/ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃənə/UK

Etymology

From execution + -er.

  1. derived from exsecutiō
  2. derived from execution
  3. formed as executioner — “execution + -er

Definitions

  1. An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

    • He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace.
  2. Executor.

  3. A hit man, especially being in some organization.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA