executioner

[ ek-si-kyoo-shuh-ner ]

/ ˌɛk sɪˈkyu ʃə nər /

an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuance of a legal warrant.

a person who executes an act, will, judgment, etc.

Origin of executioner

First recorded in 1555–65; execution + -er¹

I Am An Executioner offers a fiercely creative—and deeply morbid—vision of what it takes to stay alive.

Must Read Fiction: ‘Prague Fatale,’ ‘Derby Day’ and More |Malcolm Forbes, Hillary Kelly, Mythili Rao |May 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
“Oh, by a new method, which I have invented myself,” declared the Executioner.

Dick, Marjorie and Fidge |G. E. Farrow
For what's the object of being an Executioner if one can't execute?

John Dough and the Cherub |L. Frank Baum
He told the Executioner, he was a strong man, and Prayed to be put out of misery as soon as possible.

Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period |Various

And why would an Executioner that is higher again in the profession be checked.

Three Wonder Plays |Lady I. A. Gregory
Not quite,” answered the Executioner, who was putting the finishing touches to the effigy; “his head keeps tumbling off.

Dick, Marjorie and Fidge |G. E. Farrow

executioner

/ (ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃənə) /

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