executioner
Plural: executioners
Noun
- an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
- An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
- Executor.
- A hit man, especially being in some organization.
Origin / Etymology
From execution + -er.
Synonyms
public executioner, Jack Ketch, carnifex, deathsman, doomsman, executioner, executor, halseman, lockman, manqueller
Scrabble Score: 20
executioner: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexecutioner: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
executioner: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary