·noun One who executes; an Executer.
II. Executioner ·noun One who puts to death in conformity to legal warrant, as a hangman.
(Mark 6:27). Instead of the Greek word, Mark here uses a Latin word, speculator, which literally mea...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The post of executioner was one of high dignity. Potiphar was "captain of the executioners." (Genesi...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary