executioner

Iran is thought to be the world's second-most prolific executioner after China.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

"Amnesty International continues to consider China as the world's leading executioner," it said.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

My executioner, my best friend, my greatest champion — I’m talking about my mother, of course.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

The guillotine blade that was allegedly used comes from the Madame Tussauds Chamber of Horrors, by descent from the family of Charles-Henri Sanson, the executioner, whose son Henri may have pulled the lever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

Although he said he was the executor, Violet felt like Mr. Poe was the executioner.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

The government does not publish how many people are on death row, though human rights groups say there are more than 1,000 and that Vietnam is one of the world’s biggest executioners.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024

She’s won recognition abroad for her work, including her activism against the death penalty in Iran, which remains one of the world’s top executioners.

From Washington Times ● May 3, 2023

Pharmaceutical companies increasingly have barred executioners from using their drugs, saying they were meant to save lives, not take them.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2023

The success of Penn’s medical school, which was the Colonies’ first, depended on students’ reliable access to dissection cadavers, which could then be procured legally only from prison executioners.

From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

In truth, Ned did not trust the mute knight, though perhaps that was only because he misliked executioners.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin