nounless common
A person whose job is to kill a prisoner as a legal punishment.
The executioner carried out the prisoner's death sentence at dawn.
American English
How to pronounce executioner
nounC1
ehksuhKYOOshuhner
/ˌɛk.səˈkʰju.ʃə.nɚ/
5 syllables · Stress the third syllable.
A person whose job is to kill a prisoner as a legal punishment.
What to listen for
In executioner, the main stress is on the third syllable: /ˌɛk.səˈkʰju.ʃə.nɚ/.