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
Lis-Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Goldsmith['gəuldsmiθ]
JarosŁAwayah-raw-SWAH-vahPolish
Romana-Italian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Late Roman
Hind-Arabic
Jamaal-Arabic