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ex·ecu·tion·er [ˌeksɪˈkju:ʃənəʳ, Am -ɚ] N
- executioner
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executioner N
- executioner
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
As the breath leaves her body, the pure young maiden sighs her forgiveness for her unwilling executioner.
en.wikipedia.org He agrees to become the executioner for money and housing, but also takes on the social stigma of being the community's executioner.
en.wikipedia.org He is often depicted as an elderly bishop with the executioner's arm paralyzed until the saint has completed his song.
en.wikipedia.org Before she dies she curses her executioners and swears to return to punish them.
en.wikipedia.org The executioners were gruesomely soiled with blood, brain matter, and bone splinters.
en.wikipedia.org Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
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www.moenchshof.de Encourage the servants to be faster so that you do not have to wait too long for your beer but do not forget to pay the bill, otherwise you will be caught by the executioner.
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Also lasst es Euch gut gehen, treibt den Wirt zu schnellem Gange, damit Ihr nicht so lange auf Euer Bier warten müsst und zahlt anschließend brav Eure Zeche, sonst möge Euch der Scharfrichter holen oder Schlimmeres.
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www.transalptours.de The Monte Bondone was often the "executioner" in the Giro Italia and has decided the Tour.
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Der Monte Bondone war schon oft der "Scharfrichter" beim Giro Italia und hat die Rundfahrt entschieden.
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www.maitz-online.de At Stahlhof there have never been executioners or knackers.
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Auf den Stahlhöfen gab es keine Scharfrichter oder Abdecker.
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www.stillenacht.at At the baptism shortly after birth, the godfather was recorded as Joseph Wohlmuth, the last official executioner of Salzburg, who did not personally attend but had himself represented by one Franziska Zachin.
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Mohrs Taufpate war der Salzburger Scharfrichter Joseph Wohlmuth, der sich bei der Taufe von einer Franziska Zachin vertreten ließ.
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www.nuernberg.de The executioner had to live in segregated accommodation within the city, since his trade was considered " dishonest ".
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Der Scharfrichter musste innerhalb der Stadt abgesondert wohnen, da seine Tätigkeit als „ unehrlich “ angesehen wurde.