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 exec.¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; by final shortening

Example Sentences

“I think he’s a really incredible musician,” said Meredith Edmonds, a 20-something entertainment exec who attended Kaze’s Greek Theatre performance.

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“Here for It All” marks her reunion with the veteran record exec L.A.

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“We’re talking about girls in Greenwich, Connecticut, coming to these shows,” the exec says.

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Jimmy Fallon doesn’t have a drinking problem, an NBC exec said Wednesday after he was quizzed about rumors that surfaced last year after the host had a series of accidents.

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Springsteen’s then-manager, Mike Appel, brought a tape of the song to play for Columbia exec Steve Popovich, an early believer in Springsteen’s music.

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