executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-si-ˈkyü-sh(ə-)nər 
: one who executes
especially
: one who puts to death
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Sadly, both the XLR-V and STS-V would only last a single generation, meeting the executioner in 2009 as parent company GM struggled under the weight of the financial crisis and subsequent corporate restructuring.
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
This mark signals that her would-be executioner is part of a cult.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Irene’s resolution of the case will convert her from victim to executioner.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
That doesn’t portray a hero, but rather someone so arrogant as to invent his own law and appoint himself its executioner.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
This mark signals that her would-be executioner is part of a cult.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Irene’s resolution of the case will convert her from victim to executioner.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
That doesn’t portray a hero, but rather someone so arrogant as to invent his own law and appoint himself its executioner.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executioner. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-sə-ˈkyü-sh(ə-)nər
: a person who carries out a sentence of death
Legal Definition
executioner
noun
ex·e·cu·tion·er
ˌek-si-ˈkyü-shə-nər
: one who puts another to death in fulfillment of a judicial death sentence
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