EXECUTIONER


Meaning of EXECUTIONER in English

noun

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Drink was always a problem for some executioners, though it doubtless provided a blessed relief from their horrific duties.

He even found himself liking the gunman in an abstract way, despite Gomez's future role as his executioner .

Horne's mailed executioner carefully cleaned the sword, drew his knife and knelt beside the blood-gushing torso of his victim.

Maskell came close to being the executioner .

One of his executioners drew a sword and beheaded him.

Prison officials drew less passionate executioners from a list of law-enforcement officers.

The baffled executioners were severely reprimanded before getting another crack at Vincent.

The others were beheaded first; her executioner botched her beheading and left her to endure a three-day death.

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