# executioner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ/ · frequency rank #25,754

## Definitions
1. An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
2. Executor.
3. A hit man, especially being in some organization.

## Etymology
From execution + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **execution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/execution-vs-executioner)

## Common misspellings (15)
`eexcutioner`, `exceutioner`, `execcutioner`, `exectuioner`, `execuitoner`, `executinoer`, `executioenr`, `executionerr`, `executionner`, `executionre`, `executoiner`, `executtioner`, `exeuctioner`, `exxecutioner`, `xeecutioner`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/executioner