executioner 1
noundomain: person
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
Synonyms
- public executioner 1
an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
Hypernym
killer 1
noun
someone who causes the death of a person or animal
EnglishDerivationally related form
execution 1
noun
putting a condemned person to death
Hyponym
an executioner who uses electricity to kill the condemned person
hangman 1
noun
an executioner who hangs the condemned person
headsman 1
noun
an executioner who beheads the condemned person
