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noun
- an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuance of a legal warrant.
- a person who executes an act, will, judgment, etc.
noun
- an official charged with carrying out the death sentence passed upon a condemned person
- an assassin, esp one appointed by a political or criminal organization
“headsman,” 1560s; “one who carries into effect,” 1590s; agent noun from execution.