exec

¹

[ ig-zek ]

noun

, Informal.

1. an executive, especially in business.

exec.

²

abbreviation for

1. executive.
2. executor.

exec.

abbreviation for

1. executive
2. executor

Word History and Origins

Origin of exec¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; by final shortening

Example Sentences

All those bloodthirsty tweets and arcane exhortations and now we find out you were an advertising executive—an ad exec!

From The Daily Beast

Similarly, another UMP exec, Sébastien Huyghe, quipped to the i-Télé channel, “The coincidence is striking.”

From The Daily Beast

For seven years now, Jon Hamm's debonair ad exec has been the existential question mark at the center of the series.

From The Daily Beast

“They should call it ‘Anna Kendrick Day,’” a high-level film exec said to me.

From The Daily Beast

My first thought was, “Wow, what an incredibly bold purchase for a stodgy auto exec.”

From The Daily Beast

I clapped the other control helmet over my head and dropped into the Exec's chair.

From Project Gutenberg

We have student government, and I happen to be chairman of the student exec.

From Project Gutenberg

Something about this Disney exec, it made him want to spill the beans.

From Project Gutenberg

The spectacle of an exec who talked ethics enraged Rat-Toothed more than the vilest baby-killers.

From Project Gutenberg

The Disney exec made some noises and ate some shortbread, peered at the chalk-board menu and ordered some Thai iced tea.

From Project Gutenberg