electrocutioner

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US/ɪˌlɛktɹəˈkjuʃənɚ/UK/ɪˌlɛktɹəˈkjuːʃənə/

noun

An executioner who carries out an execution by means of electricity.

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Meanings

nounelectrocutioner (plural electrocutioners)

plural electrocutioners

  1. An executioner who carries out an execution by means of electricity.

    Smiling as I throw the switch that takes away their breath I see life as an interruption to the tune of death

    1978, The Residents, “The Electrocutioner”, in Duck Stab/Buster & Glen, performed by Monica Ganas and Snakefinger
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    'Then the electrocutioner turned on the switch and when he did Willie Francis' lips puffed out and he groaned and jumped so that the chair came off the floor. Apparently the switch was turned on twice and then the condemned man yelled: 'Take it off. Let me breath."

    1946 May 23, U.S. Supreme Court: STATE OF LA. EX REL. FRANCIS v. RESWEBER, 329 U.S. 459 (1947) 329 U.S. 459 STATE OF LOUISIANA ex rel. FRANCIS v. RESWEBER, sheriff, et al. No. 142., affidavit of official witness Harold Resweber

Origin

Blend of electrocution + executioner, or electrocution + -er

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electrocutioner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocutioner

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“electrocutioner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocutioner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrocutioner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocutioner.

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