Jack Ketch



Jack Ketch

An executioner, particularly for deaths by hanging. John Ketch was a real hangman in 17th-century England. If I lose this account, my boss is going to become Jack Ketch—I'm doomed.
See also: jack

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HeddaHED-dahNorwegian, Swedish
Stephanus-Biblical Latin
DuarteDWARTPortuguese
Lihi-Hebrew
Seo-Junsu-joonKorean
Naseemnah-SEEM (Arabic)Arabic, Urdu