An executioner is a person whose job is to kill someone after a court has said they must die. In older times this was a public job, often done with a rope or an axe, and people sometimes knew the executioner's name.

An executionerexecutioner is是 a person whose job is to kill someone一個工作是處決人的人 after a court has said they must die在法院判決那人必須死之後. In older times在早期, this was a public job這是一份公開的工作, often done with a rope or an axe常常用繩索或斧頭執行, and而且 people sometimes knew the executioner's name有時候人們會知道那位劊子手的名字.

Today very few countries still have this work, and when they do, the person is usually a prison worker whose name is kept quiet. The word feels heavy and a little old.

Today今天, very few countries still have this work還有這種職務的國家非常少, and而 when they do如果有的話, the person is usually a prison worker那個人通常是監獄的工作人員 whose name is kept quiet名字會被保密. The word這個詞 feels heavy and a little old給人沉重又有點古老的感覺.

News reports more often say 'the person who carried out the execution.' People also stretch it in dark jokes — 'My boss is an executioner in meetings' — meaning they kill ideas, not people. That is humour, not the real job.

News reports新聞報導 more often say更常說 'the person who carried out the execution.'「執行死刑的人」. People人們 also stretch it也會把這個詞延伸 in dark jokes用在黑色幽默裡 — 'My boss is an executioner in meetings'像「我老闆在會議上是個 executioner」 — meaning意思是 they kill ideas, not people他們扼殺的是點子，不是人. That is那是 humour幽默, not the real job不是真正的那份工作.

Do not mix this word with executor, which looks similar but is a totally different kind of work.

Do not mix this word不要把這個字 with executor跟 executor 搞混, which looks similar但看起來很像 but is a totally different kind of work但其實是完全不同的工作.