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executioner

ex·e·cu·tion·er [ èksə kysh'nər ] (plural ex·e·cu·tion·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. official who carries out an execution: an official who puts to death somebody who has been sentenced to capital punishment

2. assassin: a hired assassin

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