Executioner (Noun)
Meaning
An official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The executioner stood solemnly beside the prisoner, awaiting the signal to carry out the sentence.
- In medieval times, the executioner was often a figure of fear and revulsion, responsible for beheading or hanging those condemned to death.
- The governor's warrant had been signed, and the executioner was now preparing to administer the lethal injection.
- As the executioner led the prisoner to the gallows, a crowd of onlookers gathered to witness the grim spectacle.
- The executioner's role was not only to carry out the sentence, but also to ensure that the process was carried out humanely and with dignity.