executioner

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But she added that Panahi, "who wrote this script in prison in Iran, who went on hunger strike," has highlighted "space... for reconciliation with his executioner."

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 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

In "Not Like Us," Lamar transforms into an omnipresent aura — almost a God-like figure that ultimately becomes judge, jury and executioner.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

If, as expected, they reject her appeal, Truong My Lan will in effect be in a race with the executioner to raise the funds she needs.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024

Now she was the subject of many da-zi-bao calling her an opportunist, a black executioner, a corruptor of the young.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang