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ex·e·cu·tion·er /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃənə $ -ər/ noun [countable] SCCKILLsomeone whose job is to execute criminals 死刑执行人,行刑人Examples from the Corpusexecutioner• The baffled executioners were severely reprimanded before getting another crack at Vincent.• The others were beheaded first; her executioner botched her beheading and left her to endure a three-day death.• He even found himself liking the gunman in an abstract way, despite Gomez's future role as his executioner.• One of his executioners drew a sword and beheaded him.• Horne's mailed executioner carefully cleaned the sword, drew his knife and knelt beside the blood-gushing torso of his victim.• Prison officials drew less passionate executioners from a list of law-enforcement officers.• Drink was always a problem for some executioners, though it doubtless provided a blessed relief from their horrific duties.• Maskell came close to being the executioner.ex·e·cu·tion·er nounChineseSyllable is criminals someone execute Corpus to job whose |