Executioner
Pronunciation : Ex`e*cu"tion*er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One who executes; an executer. Bacon.
2. One who puts to death in conformity to legal warrant, as a hangman.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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