executor

ex·ec·u·tor

noun \ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-tər or in sense 1 ˈek-sə-ˌkyü-\

: someone who is named in a will as the person who will make sure that the instructions in the will are properly followed

Full Definition of EXECUTOR

1

a :  one who executes something

b obsolete :  executioner

2

a :  the person appointed by a testator to execute a will

b :  literary executor

— ex·ec·u·to·ri·al \ig-ˌze-k(y)ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\ adjective

Examples of EXECUTOR

1. He named his daughter as his executor.

Origin of EXECUTOR

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exsecutor, from exsequi

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with EXECUTOR

coadjutor, instituter, motor scooter, persecutor, prosecutor, prostitutor, troubleshooter