executor
noun
ex·ec·u·tor
ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-tər 
or in sense 1
ˈek-sə-ˌkyü-
1
a
: one who executes something
b
obsolete
: executioner
2
a
: the person appointed by a testator to execute a will
Examples of executor in a Sentence
He named his daughter as his executor.
Recent Examples on the Web
As a result of negotiations with Sony in 2012, the executors also obtained an interest in EMI Music Publishing (which owns copyrights for songs by Carole King, Norah Jones and the Motown classics), according to the petition.
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Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
Knowing the name of the executor who will be handling matters after the inevitable happens would ease the process.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Sicknick had named Garza in his will as his domestic partner and executor.
Mehta, who was appointed to the bench by Barack Obama, further ruled that Garza could not sue Trump and the two rioters for negligence under Federal and D.C. anti-rioting laws.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
The new lawsuit is filed by widower Bruce Sudano, who’s served as executor of his late wife’s estate since the singer died in 2012.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
Knowing the name of the executor who will be handling matters after the inevitable happens would ease the process.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Sicknick had named Garza in his will as his domestic partner and executor.
Mehta, who was appointed to the bench by Barack Obama, further ruled that Garza could not sue Trump and the two rioters for negligence under Federal and D.C. anti-rioting laws.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
The new lawsuit is filed by widower Bruce Sudano, who’s served as executor of his late wife’s estate since the singer died in 2012.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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executor
noun
ex·ec·u·tor
ig-ˈzek-(y)ət-ər
in sense 1 also
ˈek-sə-ˌkyüt-
1
: a person who executes something
2
: the person named in a will to carry it out
Legal Definition
executor
noun
ex·ec·u·tor
ig-ˈze-kyə-tər
: a person named by a testator to execute or carry out the instructions in a will compare administrator
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