headsman
Dictionary:
heads·man (hĕdz'mən) 
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n.
A public executioner who beheads condemned prisoners.
| WordNet: headsman |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an executioner who beheads the condemned person
Synonym: headman
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