EXECU'TIONER, noun 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.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI