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 executioners
nounC1
ehksuhkYOOshuhnerz
/ˌɛk.səkˈju.ʃə.nɚz/
5 syllables · Stress the third syllable.
Related entry: executioner
A person whose job is to kill a prisoner as a legal punishment.
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