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
LucÍAloo-THEE-ah (Spanish), loo-SEE-ah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
SpikeSPIEKEnglish (Rare)
SydneySID-neeEnglish
CrinaKREE-nahRomanian
Ascham['æskəm]
İDrİS-Turkish