executor

[ ig-zek-yuh-ter or, for 1, ek-si-kyoo-ter ]

/ ɪgˈzɛk yə tər or, for 1, ˈɛk sɪˌkyu tər /

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noun

a person who executes, carries out, or performs some duty, job, assignment, artistic work, etc.

Law. a person named in a decedent's will to carry out the provisions of that will.

Origin of executor

1250–1300; Middle English executour<Latin execūtor, equivalent to execū(tus) (see execute) + -tor,-tor; replacing Middle English esecutor<Anglo-French essecutour<Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM executor

ex·ec·u·to·ri·al

[ig-zek-yuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /ɪgˌzɛk yəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjectiveex·ec·u·tor·ship, nounpre·ex·ec·u·tor, nounsub·ex·ec·u·tor, noun

un·ex·ec·u·to·ri·al, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH executor

executor , trustee, trusty

Words nearby executor

executive officer, executive order, executive privilege, executive secretary, executive session, executor, executory, executrix, exedra, exegesis, exegete

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Example sentences from the Web for executor

At that point an executor will be in charge of activating the service.
New Services Immortalize Tweets|Nina Strochlic|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He is judge and executor of laws which emanate solely from himself.
Due West|Maturin Murray Ballou
Saxton was named as executor and as a trustee of the fund thus set apart.
The Main Chance|Meredith Nicholson
In Alabama and Tennessee any state bank may be appointed and may act as an executor, administrator, receiver, or guardian.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

The Major was his brother's executor, and joint guardian to the boy with Mrs. Pendennis.
The History of Pendennis|William Makepeace Thackeray
He acted as executor for his dead friend, and found, to his amazement, that his debts were ten thousand dollars.
Famous European Artists|Sarah K. Bolton

British Dictionary definitions for executor

executor

/ (ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtə) /

noun

law a person appointed by a testator to carry out the wishes expressed in his will

a person who executes

Derived forms of executor

executorial, adjectiveexecutorship, noun

Word Origin for executor

C13: from Anglo-French executour, from Latin execūtor, from ex- 1 + sequi follow

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	executor
释义	executor [ ig-zek-yuh-ter or, for 1, ek-si-kyoo-ter ] / ɪgˈzɛk yə tər or, for 1, ˈɛk sɪˌkyu tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR executor ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who executes, carries out, or performs some duty, job, assignment, artistic work, etc. Law. a person named in a decedent's will to carry out the provisions of that will. Origin of executor 1250–1300; Middle English executour<Latin execūtor, equivalent to execū(tus) (see execute) + -tor,-tor; replacing Middle English esecutor<Anglo-French essecutour<Latin, as above OTHER WORDS FROM executor ex·ec·u·to·ri·al [ig-zek-yuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /ɪgˌzɛk yəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjectiveex·ec·u·tor·ship, nounpre·ex·ec·u·tor, nounsub·ex·ec·u·tor, noun un·ex·ec·u·to·ri·al, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH executor executor , trustee, trusty Words nearby executor executive officer, executive order, executive privilege, executive secretary, executive session, executor, executory, executrix, exedra, exegesis, exegete Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for executor At that point an executor will be in charge of activating the service. New Services Immortalize Tweets\|Nina Strochlic\|March 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He is judge and executor of laws which emanate solely from himself. Due West\|Maturin Murray Ballou Saxton was named as executor and as a trustee of the fund thus set apart. The Main Chance\|Meredith Nicholson In Alabama and Tennessee any state bank may be appointed and may act as an executor, administrator, receiver, or guardian. Readings in Money and Banking\|Chester Arthur Phillips The Major was his brother's executor, and joint guardian to the boy with Mrs. Pendennis. The History of Pendennis\|William Makepeace Thackeray He acted as executor for his dead friend, and found, to his amazement, that his debts were ten thousand dollars. Famous European Artists\|Sarah K. Bolton British Dictionary definitions for executor executor / (ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtə) / noun law a person appointed by a testator to carry out the wishes expressed in his will a person who executes Derived forms of executor executorial, adjectiveexecutorship, noun Word Origin for executor C13: from Anglo-French executour, from Latin execūtor, from ex- 1 + sequi follow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to executor administrator, agent, executrix, enforcer
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