decapitator

noun

Definition of decapitatornext
as in executioner

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  1. executioner
  2. murderer
  3. assassin
  4. headsman
  5. hangman
  6. executor
  7. killer
Noun
  • But Bruce Wayne isn’t a boy anymore, and Batman can’t operate as a one-man judge, jury, and executioner.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The kingdom remains one of the world’s top executioners behind China and Iran.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of executioner
Noun
  • One woman picketed Doyle’s home with a sign branding him a murderer.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For a certain type of person, having a terrible time at a party can feel like being pursued by an axe murderer.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of murderer
Noun
  • Later, an assassin posing as River arrives at the home of David Cartwright (River’s grandfather) to kill him but is shot by David instead.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Clive Owen and other assassins pursue them through the streets of Europe.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of assassin
Noun
  • There’s dungeons or the headsman’s block for someone with that many secrets to spill.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Two other men, subjects of excellent Holbein drawings in the show, would keep appointments with the headsman.
    — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
Definition of headsman
Noun
  • The former cop also claimed to have found a hangman’s noose under Epstein’s mattress.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
  • Even-handed, compassionate, and as suffocatingly tense as a hangman's noose, Munich is Spielberg's most underrated film.
    — Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
Definition of hangman
Noun
  • The executor or personal representative typically gathers the estate's assets, identifies valid debts and pays creditors according to state probate rules before distributing remaining property to heirs.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Barrow is the sole trustee of the trust and executor of Voletta’s estate.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of executor
Noun
  • Way stars in the series as the love interest of the serial killer played by Lola Petticrew.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But prosecutors say Bridegan’s killer knew his routine, too, and had planted the tire to lure him out of the car.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of killer
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