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  1. 1. n. One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a male executioner who hangs the condemned person Source: wordnet
  3. 3. One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office. Shak. Source: webster
  4. 4. One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business ofhanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term ofreproach, without reference to office. Shak. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. an executioner who hangs the condemned person Source: ecdict

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