exec

noun

ex·​ec ig-ˈzek 

1

: executive officer

2

: executive

Synonyms

• administrant
• administrator
• archon
• director
• executive
• manager
• superintendent
• supervisor

Examples of exec in a Sentence

a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches

Recent Examples on the Web

The Code, a set of self-regulatory guidelines applied to film production, was begrudgingly accepted by film execs, writes Steven Vaughn. —Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2025

The Everything Everywhere All At Once actress and the former Ferrari exec crossed the finish line, tying the knot in an intimate ceremony in Geneva. —Sophie Dodd, People.com, 24 June 2025

Packing the conference are government decision makers, regulators, top network execs, fund heads, bank executives and talent from Ivory Coast, West Africa and the continent at large. —John Hopewell, Variety, 24 June 2025

Last year, at the Cannes Lions advertising festival, Google exec Vidhya Srinivasan remembers a lot of talk about the possibilities of AI in advertising. —Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for exec

• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• mixtec
• paycheck
• pinchbeck
• recheck
• redneck
• toltec
• beck
• breck
• check