executioner

"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

Sir Thomas More on the scaffold of Tower Hill comforted his executioner and was reported by a witness to have repositioned his beard on the block, joking it had committed no treason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026

He says that the articles were untrue and that The Guardian "played the role of judge, jury and executioner" of his career and reputation.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025

I just don’t know whether he’s the condemned man or the executioner.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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, nearly five years on, Saudi Arabia remains one of the world's most prolific executioners - despite a lull that coincided with Saudi Arabia's presidency of the G20 and the start of the Covid pandemic.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 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