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Henker — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • executioner noun A person whose job is to carry out death sentences.
  • hangman noun A person whose job is to execute people by hanging.

Senses

Henker is used for these senses in English:

  • executioner An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
  • hangman (countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.

hangman — full definition

  1. noun A person whose job is to execute people by hanging.
  2. noun A word-guessing game where wrong guesses draw part of a hanging stick figure.

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