liquidator

[ lik-wi-dey-ter ]

noun

1. a person who liquidates assets, especially one authorized to do so by a court of law.
2. an official appointed by a court of law to direct the liquidation of a business.

ˈliquidator

/ ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtə /

noun

1. a person assigned to supervise the liquidation of a business concern and whose legal authorization, rights, and duties differ according to whether the liquidation is compulsory or voluntary

Word History and Origins

Origin of liquidator¹

First recorded in 1855–60; liquidate + -or ²

Example Sentences

The company also ended up paying a liquidator to get rid of some products.

From Time

There’s so much extra stuff that retailers are trying to get rid of that even David Metzner, the liquidator, is increasingly having to decline offers.

From Time

If not even a liquidator will buy your product, you’ve probably got some more big bills coming to get rid of your stuff, or store it til next year.

From Time

That is it, and it is clear the first step will be to see the official liquidator and to obtain a sight of the mortgage.

From Project Gutenberg

Being master of the situation the liquidator was re-opening fifty-five of the two hundred closed shops.

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Their agency is superseded in favour of that of the liquidator.

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The liquidator promised that in conformity with the law the sisters should receive pensions.

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I laughed, although it was no laughing matter, at the plight the liquidator was now in.

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