executor
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
1Other words from executor
- ex·ec·u·to·ri·al [ig-zek-yuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /ɪgˌzɛk yəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective
- ex·ec·u·tor·ship, noun
- pre·ex·ec·u·tor, noun
- sub·ex·ec·u·tor, noun
- un·ex·ec·u·to·ri·al, adjective
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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 PostOf 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 | TimeIf I had to sum up the people that work at Rocket Lab, they’re just pure executors.
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.
At that point an executor will be in charge of activating the service.
In September, during a hike in Franklin Park, Chasen told Smilgis that there was a new will and that she was still co-executor.
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 BollesOr, 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 BollesIf 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 BollesThe hard-hearted executor of the law was brought within the influence of her enchantment.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottAn 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
/ (ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtə) /
law a person appointed by a testator to carry out the wishes expressed in his will
a person who executes
Origin of executor
1Derived forms of executor
- executorial, adjective
- executorship, noun
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