executioner

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

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

Dumbledore, Fudge, the old Committee member, and Macnair the executioner were coming down the steps.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

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

Executions in Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s top executioners, have spiked after the coronavirus pandemic.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 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

But other promised reforms have faded out of view, including Mohammed’s vow to curtail the use of the death penalty in a country that has long been among the world’s leading executioners.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 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