English-Thai Dictionary

executioner

N เพชฌฆาต  ผู้ ประหารชีวิต  hangman headsman killer ped-cha-kad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXECUTIONER

n.One who executes; one who carries into effect a judgment of death; one who inflicts a capital punishment in pursuance of a legal warrant. It is chiefly used in this sense. 1. He that kills; he that murders.
2. The instrument by which any thing is performed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXECUTIONER

EXECUTIONER 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

executioner

ex e cu tion er |ˌeksiˈkyo͞oSH (ə )nər ˌɛksəˈkjuʃ (ə )nər | ▶noun an official who carries out a sentence of death on a legally condemned person.

 

Oxford Dictionary

executioner

exe |cu ¦tion ¦er |ɛksɪˈkjuːʃ (ə )nə | ▶noun an official who carries out a sentence of death on a condemned person.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

executioner

executioner noun today he meets his executioner: hangman; historical headsman.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

executioner

executioner noun hangman, official killer; firing squad; historical headsman, Jack Ketch.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

executioner

è x e c ú tion er 名詞 C 死刑執行人 .