Jack Ketch

[ kech ]
/ kɛtʃ /

noun British Slang.

a public hangman.

Origin of Jack Ketch

First recorded in 1665–75; named after John Ketch (1663?–86), English executioner noted for his brutality

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British Dictionary definitions for jack ketch

Jack Ketch
/ (kɛtʃ) /

noun

British archaic a hangman

Word Origin for Jack Ketch

C18: after John Ketch (died 1686), public executioner in England