executioner — Słownik języka angielskiego

Rzeczownik

1. An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

   Przykłady

   He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace.

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   Underpinning that power was a reign of terror the like of which Chechens had not seen since the days of Stalin. Even the Russian contraktniki, or freelance fighters, were not as feared as Mr Kadyrov's private army of kidnappers, torturers and executioners were.

2. Executor.

   Użycie

   • archaiczne

3. A hit man, especially being in some organization.

Rzeczownik

1. an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant

   Synonimy

   public executioner

   Terminy szersze

   killerslayer