executioner
Translation
executioner
Examples
The executioner wore a black hood.
The executioner wore a black hood.
Grammar Patterns
((an executioner)) a person who carries out a death sentence The executioner wore a black hood.
Similar Words
Synonyms: hangman, headsman
Etymology
From the verb 'to execute' (to carry out a sentence) plus the agent noun suffix '-er'. Literally 'one who executes'.
Memory Tips
An executioner is the person who 'executes' a death sentence. The '-er' ending signifies a person who does something.