exec

¹

[ig-zek]

noun

Informal.

1. an executive, especially in business.

exec.

²

abbreviation

1. executive.

2. executor.

exec.

abbreviation

1. executive

2. executor

Word History and Origins

Origin of exec¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; by final shortening

Example Sentences

A lot of times we hear people bemoan partnering with people, and it has its negatives, but also my TV exec was more experienced than I was at making good TV, so some of their notes were really helpful, and I can carry those with me when I’m making other projects.

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Richard Washington, who is a creative exec at KevOn Stage Studios, head of T V and film, and I built the systems and then we allow the people to work within the systems to the best of their personality.

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One record exec at the time disparagingly called it a “rock version of a corporate merger.”

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Other founding members of Icon include media/tech exec Ian Ritchie, longtime baseball agent Jeff Berry and former MLB pitcher Shawn Kelly.

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“Every note was about making it a college show and one exec said, ‘You should go home and watch “Greek,” the ABC Family show,’” Raiff recalls.

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