trustee
1 of 2noun
trust·ee ˌtrə-ˈstē 
1
a
: a natural or legal person to whom property is legally committed to be administered for the benefit of a beneficiary (such as a person or a charitable organization)
b
: one (such as a corporate director) occupying a position of trust and performing functions comparable to those of a trustee
2
a
: one to whom something is entrusted
b
: a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory
3
: trusty
trustee
2 of 2verb
trusteed; trusteeing
transitive verb
: to commit to the care of a trustee
intransitive verb
: to serve as trustee
Example Sentences
Noun They were named as trustees to the child's estate. the museum's board of trustees
Recent Examples on the Web
Cincinnati Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2022 Per state statute, the village president has to nominate a replacement trustee within 60 days of the position’s vacancy. Joseph Arnone, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 The Caruso campaign said Thursday that if he is elected, a separate trustee would be appointed to oversee that overarching blind trust, which would also include his substantial stock portfolio. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Zabilski also has served as a Piper trustee for 17 years. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 Mayer added that while corporations usually have at least three directors, trusts can have just a single trustee in charge of the organization’s activities. Andrew Perez, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2022 The recent grant has Schwartz, also a former Hales Corners Village Board trustee, hopeful that the project can be completed within the next couple years. Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 Her only challenger is Ray Pearson, a Carlsbad Unified School District board trustee. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Rovello, appointed to replace Connie Prado, a longtime trustee who had resigned at the end of June, took her seat on the board. Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Aug. 2022 BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2021 But trustee Elizabeth Limon moved to designate Walsh Gallegos for all the district’s legal responsibilities, cutting out Sanchez and Wilson altogether. Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com, 16 June 2020 See More
Noun
State Auditor Keith Faber referred several votes Daniel cast as a trustee that Faber said directly impacted a family member and were related to the township’s road department to the Ohio Ethics Commission for further review, according to Fox 19. Cincinnati Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2022 Per state statute, the village president has to nominate a replacement trustee within 60 days of the position’s vacancy. Joseph Arnone, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 The Caruso campaign said Thursday that if he is elected, a separate trustee would be appointed to oversee that overarching blind trust, which would also include his substantial stock portfolio. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Zabilski also has served as a Piper trustee for 17 years. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 Mayer added that while corporations usually have at least three directors, trusts can have just a single trustee in charge of the organization’s activities. Andrew Perez, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2022 The recent grant has Schwartz, also a former Hales Corners Village Board trustee, hopeful that the project can be completed within the next couple years. Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 Her only challenger is Ray Pearson, a Carlsbad Unified School District board trustee. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Rovello, appointed to replace Connie Prado, a longtime trustee who had resigned at the end of June, took her seat on the board. Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Aug. 2022 Verb
Access to trustee investments and market expertise can, as the hospital has contended, expedite research and new treatments, at great potential benefit to desperate patients. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2021 But trustee Elizabeth Limon moved to designate Walsh Gallegos for all the district’s legal responsibilities, cutting out Sanchez and Wilson altogether. Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com, 16 June 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1636, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Verb
1818, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Phrases Containing trustee
Kids Definition
trustee
noun
trust·ee ˌtrə-ˈstē
: a person who has been given legal responsibility for someone else's property
Legal Definition
trustee 1 of 2
noun
trust·ee ˌtrəs-ˈtē
1
: one to whom something is entrusted : one trusted to keep or administer something: as
a
: a member of a board entrusted with administering the funds and directing the policy of an institution or organization
b
: a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory
2
a
: a natural or legal person to whom property is committed to be administered for the benefit of a beneficiary (as a person or charitable organization) : the holder of legal title to property placed in a trust compare cestui que trust, settlor
b
: one (as a corporate director) occupying a position of trust and performing functions comparable to those of a trustee
c
: trustee in bankruptcy
trustee
2 of 2verb
trusteed; trusteeing
transitive verb
: to commit to the care of a trustee
intransitive verb
: to serve as trustee