EXECUTIONER


Meaning of EXECUTIONER in English

/ek'si kyooh"sheuh neuhr/ , n.

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

2. a person who executes an act, will, judgment, etc.

[ 1555-65; EXECUTION + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .