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Swedish
Etymology
Calque of Middle Low German scharprichter, equivalent to skarp + rättare. Compare avrätta and Danish skarpretter.
Noun
skarprättare c
- an executioner, a headsman (executioner that beheads)
- Synonym: bödel
Declension
Declension of skarprättare
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