Definitions for: Executioner

[n] an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant

Webster (1913) Definition: Ex`e*cu"tion*er, n.
1. One who executes; an executer. --Bacon.

2. One who puts to death in conformity to legal warrant, as a
hangman.

Synonyms: public executioner

See Also: electrocutioner, hangman, headman, headsman, killer, slayer