noun
- a person or device that cuts off or removes the head of something
Usage: often used in historical or formal contexts; can refer to a person who executes by beheading or a mechanical device
Examples
- The guillotine was an efficient decapitator used during the French Revolution.
- Historical records describe the executioner as a skilled decapitator.
- The machine functioned as an automated decapitator in the industrial process.
- Medieval texts mention the decapitator's role in capital punishment.
- The device was designed to work as a decapitator for livestock processing.