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Executioner is an English word with synonyms like killer or slayer. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Executioner in a sentence

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Executioner meaning

  1. An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
  2. Executor.
  3. A hit man, especially being in some organization.

Synonyms of Executioner

public executioner killer slayer

Using Executioner

  • The main meaning on this page is: An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal. | Executor. | A hit man, especially being in some organization.
  • Useful related words include: public executioner, killer, slayer.
  • In the example corpus, executioner often appears in combinations such as: the executioner, and executioner, executioner and.

Context around Executioner

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Executioner

  • In this selection, "executioner" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, world, high, last, raised, instead and left stand out and add context to how "executioner" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include jury and executioner and and massive executioner s blade. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "executioner" sits close to words such as albemarle, ald and allister, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with executioner

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Producers are Waller, Michael Pritchett (The Last Executioner), and Takahiro Yamashita (December, Gensan Punch). (14 words)

The Punisher acted as judge, jury, and executioner, and that appealed to plenty of fans. (15 words)

Between his water jutsu and massive executioner's blade, he made a worthy adversary for Kakashi. (16 words)

The Lord High Executioner of the town of Titipu, Ko-Ko, has been promoted to a post far beyond his capabilities, while the haughty Pooh-Bah, who holds multiple positions, requires a hefty bonus for actually doing any work. (39 words)

In one ruling after another, the courts have used the doctrine of qualified immunity to shield police officers from accountability for misconduct, tacitly giving them a green light to act as judge, jury and executioner on the populace. (38 words)

Mary Jordan, an award-winning general practice nurse based in Waterford and Wexford, has accused the association she chaired until earlier this year of holding a “kangaroo court” to act as judge, jury and executioner. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Just as the executioner raised his sword to dispatch the first prisoner, Nicholas threw himself between the executioner and the condemned man.

Miaoshan, realising the fate that the executioner would meet at her father's hand should she fail to let herself die, forgave the executioner for attempting to kill her.

After that, Genji tells Sagiri that she should return to the mainland, and he’ll be Gabimaru’s executioner instead.

Chowdhury griped, saying it’s tough to afford that kind of cost on his minimum-wage salary — especially after another would-be executioner left him high and dry on the wet work.

Correspondingly, the two served as Odin's executioner and Darkseid's lieutenant during previous conquests, claiming territory in their names, but they were banished because of their desire for power and supremacy.

He said they don’t need lawyers because he will be Swerve’s judge, jury, and executioner.

In one ruling after another, the courts have used the doctrine of qualified immunity to shield police officers from accountability for misconduct, tacitly giving them a green light to act as judge, jury and executioner on the populace.

Mary Jordan, an award-winning general practice nurse based in Waterford and Wexford, has accused the association she chaired until earlier this year of holding a “kangaroo court” to act as judge, jury and executioner.

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That is, the US not just as world cop, but world judge, world jury, and world executioner.

The Lord High Executioner of the town of Titipu, Ko-Ko, has been promoted to a post far beyond his capabilities, while the haughty Pooh-Bah, who holds multiple positions, requires a hefty bonus for actually doing any work.

The Punisher acted as judge, jury, and executioner, and that appealed to plenty of fans.

These mechanics become an afterthought in the anime, which is inevitably too short to give The Executioner and Her Way of Life the nuance that makes the light novels such an engrossing read.

Verni, who was in the court room at the time wearing the T-shirt, yelled aloud: 'Now even an executioner is asked if he wants to participate in the hearing or not.

I motioned to the first guy to be careful - this new bloke could be an executioner - and recoiled from him, resisting being moved towards the scooter rider.

Jessica Stein seemed to enjoy her role immensely as executioner while in the garden, everyone wears black leotards and long green gloves.

Producers are Waller, Michael Pritchett (The Last Executioner), and Takahiro Yamashita (December, Gensan Punch).

That is the problem, and the fact that an executioner doesn’t want anyone swinging a sword even playfully around his head.

Additionally, that shrieking survivor will gain the Oblivious effect when more than 16, 12 or 8 meters (perk level dependant) away from The Executioner, stopping them from hearing or being affected by the Terror Radius.

Arya is almost amused by the surprise trial they spring on him, and he doesn’t seem bothered by having to play the executioner.

Between his water jutsu and massive executioner's blade, he made a worthy adversary for Kakashi.

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Common combinations with executioner

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "executioner" in a sentence?
An example: "Just as the executioner raised his sword to dispatch the first prisoner, Nicholas threw himself between the executioner and the condemned man." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "executioner" from authentic English texts.
What does "executioner" mean?
Executioner means: An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
What are synonyms of "executioner"?
Common synonyms of "executioner" include: public executioner, killer, slayer.
How many example sentences with "executioner" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "executioner", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.