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Meaning of Executioner | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية الجلاد جلاد

Azərbaycanca cəllad

Беларуская кат

Български палач

বাংলা জল্লাদ

Bosanski dželat gade kat krvnica krvnik krvolok кат крвник крвница крволок џелат

Català botxí

Čeština kat popravčí popravčí

Cymraeg crogwr dienyddiwr

Deutsch Henker Henkerin Nachrichter Scharfrichter Scharfrichterin

Ελληνικά αποκεφαλιστής δήμιος εκτελεστής

Esperanto ekzekutisto

Español asesino a sueldo carnífice sicario verduga verdugo

Euskara borrero

فارسی جلاد دژخیم

Suomi peeveli pyöveli teloittaja toimeenpanija

Français bourreau bourrelle exécuteur de la haute justice exécuteur des hautes œuvres maître des hautes œuvres

Galego buxeu verdugo

हिन्दी जल्लाद फाँसीगर

Hrvatski gade kat krvnica krvnik krvolok кат крвник крвница крволок џелат

Magyar hóhér

Հայերեն դահիճ

Bahasa Indonesia algojo eksekutor

Íslenska böðull

Italiano boia carnefice

日本語処刑人刑吏刺客死刑執行人

ქართული ჯალათი

Қазақша жендет

ខ្មែរ ពេជ្ឈឃាដ

한국어 망나니 사형 집행인

Kurdî asasîn kat

Latina carnifex

Lietuvių budelis

Македонски бесач главорез главосек извршител палач погубник џелат

മലയാളം ആരാച്ചാർ

Bahasa Melayu algojo pelebaya pertanda

မြန်မာဘာသာ အာဏာသား

Nederlands beul

Polski administrator kat małodobry oprawca

Português algoz carrasco

Română asasin călău executant executor gâde ucigaș

Русский душеприказчик душеприка́зчица исполнитель исполнительница кат палач экзеку́тор

Slovenčina kat

Shqip therës

Српски dželat gade kat krvnica krvnik krvolok кат крвник крвница крволок џелат

Svenska bödel mästerman skarprättare

Kiswahili mchinjaji

ไทย เพชฌฆาต

Türkçe cellat cezalandırıcı

ئۇيغۇرچە جاللات

Українська кат

Tiếng Việt đao phủ

Examples

“He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace.”

“Underpinning that power was a reign of terror the like of which Chechens had not seen since the days of Stalin. Even the Russian contraktniki, or freelance fighters, were not as feared as Mr Kadyrov's private army of kidnappers, torturers and executioners were.”

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