executioner
US /ˌek.səˈkjuː.ʃən.ɚ/
UK /ˌek.səˈkjuː.ʃən.ɚ/
1.
boia, esecutore
an official who inflicts capital punishment on condemned criminals
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The executioner carried out the sentence.
Il boia eseguì la sentenza.
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He was hired as the royal executioner.
Fu assunto come boia reale.