Meaning

4 senses
  1. A person who carries out some task.

    исполни́тельispolnítelʹ, исполни́тельницаispolnítelʹnica

    викона́вецьvykonávecʹ, викона́вицяvykonávycja

    a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will

  2. A component of a system that executes or runs something.

  3. Someone appointed by a testator to administer their estate in accordance with their will; an administrator.

    literary executor

    Testamentsvollstrecker, Testamentsvollstreckerin

    душеприка́зчикdušeprikázčik, душеприка́зчицаdušeprikázčica, исполни́тельispolnítelʹ

  4. (obsolete)An executioner.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. I'm the executor of her estate.

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  2. The decision makers are more numerous than the executors.

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  3. I'm the executor of Tom Jackson's estate.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
one who carries out some task:
Русский
By meaning 2
one who carries out some task:
someone appointed by a testator to administer a will:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
someone appointed by a testator to administer a will:

Origin

From Middle English executour, from Anglo-Norman executour, from Latin exsecūtor, agent no

From Middle English executour, from Anglo-Norman executour, from Latin exsecūtor, agent noun of exsequor.

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