executor

[ ig-zek-yuh-ter or, for 1, ek-si-kyoo-ter ]

/ ɪgˈzɛk yə tər or, for 1, ˈɛk sɪˌkyu tər /

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noun

a person who executes, carries out, or performs some duty, job, assignment, artistic work, etc.

Law. a person named in a decedent's will to carry out the provisions of that will.

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Origin of executor

1250–1300; Middle English executour<Latin execūtor, equivalent to execū(tus) (see execute) + -tor,-tor; replacing Middle English esecutor<Anglo-French essecutour<Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM executor

ex·ec·u·to·ri·al

[ig-zek-yuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /ɪgˌzɛk yəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjectiveex·ec·u·tor·ship, nounpre·ex·ec·u·tor, nounsub·ex·ec·u·tor, noun

un·ex·ec·u·to·ri·al, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH executor

executor , trustee, trusty

Words nearby executor

executive officer, executive order, executive privilege, executive secretary, executive session, executor, executory, executrix, exedra, exegesis, exegete

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How to use executor in a sentence

Then, a few years before the Civil War broke out, he became the executor of his father-in-law’s estate, which included nearly 200 enslaved people.
Let’s get real about Robert E. Lee and slavery|Gillian Brockell|September 10, 2021|Washington Post
Of course, moderators have long existed in the offline world—lawmakers, police, and the courts can all be understood to be the executors of a kind of moderation power.
The Capitol Attack, Impeachment and GameStop Make it Clear: 2021 Is Shaping Up to Be the Year of the Moderator|Alex Fitzpatrick|January 29, 2021|Time
If I had to sum up the people that work at Rocket Lab, they’re just pure executors.
Peter Beck on Rocket Lab’s expanding orbit|Devin Coldewey|December 18, 2020|TechCrunch
There’s always a partnership of a visionary and an executor, of a visionary and an operator who work in concert to advance something greater.
Simon Sinek Says: Go Forth and Be Fantastic!|Eugene Robinson|October 9, 2020|Ozy

At that point an executor will be in charge of activating the service.
New Services Immortalize Tweets|Nina Strochlic|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In September, during a hike in Franklin Park, Chasen told Smilgis that there was a new will and that she was still co-executor.
New Clue in Chasen Murder|A. L. Bardach|December 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
If the lessee die, his executor or administrator can assign the remainder of his term.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Or, if the land has been given to a devisee, he can require the executor or administrator to pay the mortgage.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
If dead or insane, the oath must be made by his executor, administrator, or other representative.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
The hard-hearted executor of the law was brought within the influence of her enchantment.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
An executor would be admitted to give evidence of the validity of a will, which he could not do at present.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

British Dictionary definitions for executor

executor

/ (ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtə) /

noun

law a person appointed by a testator to carry out the wishes expressed in his will

a person who executes

Derived forms of executor

executorial, adjectiveexecutorship, noun

Word Origin for executor

C13: from Anglo-French executour, from Latin execūtor, from ex- 1 + sequi follow

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