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.
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Related Rodríguez immediately took it to Omer Pardillo Cid, the executor and trustee of Cruz’s estate, and Nelson Albareda, the CEO of Loud and Live (and Billboard‘s Latin executive of the year in 2023), which represents the Celia Cruz estate.
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Leila Cobo, Billboard, 16 May 2024
As the representative of the estate, Brannan, whom Indiana had named executor after getting to know him on a real estate transaction, became involved in the disputes and hired outside counsel.
—Graham Bowley, New York Times, 3 May 2024
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Leila Cobo, Billboard, 16 May 2024
As the representative of the estate, Brannan, whom Indiana had named executor after getting to know him on a real estate transaction, became involved in the disputes and hired outside counsel.
—Graham Bowley, New York Times, 3 May 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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