lyncher

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lynch /lɪntʃ/   v. [~ + object]

1. to put to death, esp. by hanging, by the action of a mob that does not have legal authority.

lynch•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

lynch  (linch), v.t. 

1. to put to death, esp. by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.

• verb, verbal use of lynch in lynch law 1825–35, American.

lynch′er, n. 
Synonyms

See hang. 

Lynch  (linch), n. 

1. Biographical John (Jack), born 1917, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.