noun
- plural of decapitator; persons or things that cut off or remove the head of someone or something
Usage: formal or historical; often used in historical or literary contexts
Examples
- The decapitators of the French Revolution became symbols of the era's violence.
- Medieval executioners were sometimes called decapitators in historical texts.
- The guillotine's operators were the decapitators of the condemned.
- Ancient texts describe decapitators as skilled executioners.
- The film depicted the decapitators as cold and efficient.