exec

[ ig-zek ]

/ ɪgˈzɛk /

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noun Informal.

an executive, especially in business.

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Origin of exec

First recorded in 1895–1900; by final shortening

Other definitions for exec (2 of 2)

exec.

abbreviation

executive.

executor.

How to use exec in a sentence

All those bloodthirsty tweets and arcane exhortations and now we find out you were an advertising executive—an ad exec!
The Scared Widdle Kitty of ISIS|Jacob Siegel|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Similarly, another UMP exec, Sébastien Huyghe, quipped to the i-Télé channel, “The coincidence is striking.”
France’s Ex-Prez Sarkozy Placed Under Formal Investigation for Corruption|Tracy McNicoll|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For seven years now, Jon Hamm's debonair ad exec has been the existential question mark at the center of the series.
Jon Hamm on the Final Season of ‘Mad Men’ and the Advice He Got From Bryan Cranston and Tina Fey|Andrew Romano|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“They should call it ‘Anna Kendrick Day,’” a high-level film exec said to me.
Anna Kendrick: Queen Bee of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival|Marlow Stern|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

My first thought was, “Wow, what an incredibly bold purchase for a stodgy auto exec.”
When Chevy Was Facebook|Blake Gopnik|August 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I clapped the other control helmet over my head and dropped into the Exec's chair.
A Question of Courage|Jesse Franklin Bone
We have student government, and I happen to be chairman of the student exec.
Cloudy Jewel|Grace Livingston Hill
Something about this Disney exec, it made him want to spill the beans.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
The spectacle of an exec who talked ethics enraged Rat-Toothed more than the vilest baby-killers.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
The Disney exec made some noises and ate some shortbread, peered at the chalk-board menu and ordered some Thai iced tea.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for exec

exec.

abbreviation for

executive

executor

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