( n. )
One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office.
( n. )
One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012