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
Besnik-Albanian
Arihel-Biblical Latin
NiĈJoNEE-chyoEsperanto
Karlmann-German (Archaic)
Pipin-Ancient Germanic
HartmannHAHRT-mahnGerman