executor

Definition of executornext
as in delegate
someone who is named to act on behalf of another He named his daughter as the executor of his will.

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Recent Examples of executor Contact information for executor Include names, current addresses and Social Security numbers of all people named in the estate documents and contact information for your estate attorney and CPA. Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025 Aryubi, who splits his time between Afghanistan and California, plays the role of would-be executor, while Jake Youngblood Dobbs, an American travel influencer who was on a tour with Raza at the time, is the ersatz victim whom Aryubi unveils. T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025 Still, the executors of his estate pressed on and won. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025 Allen’s sister Jody is the executor of his estate and has been serving as owner of the NBA and NFL teams. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for executor
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Noun
  • This talk is presented as both a Tiger Talk and as part of the IFFR Pro Dialogues program of industry panels for industry and press delegates at the festival.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
  • China sent close to 800 delegates.
    Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Good was seen in multiple videos reversing her Honda Pilot as ICE agents attempted to open her car door, then moving forward and to the right when the agent opened fire, first through the windshield and then twice through the vehicle's open window, killing the mother of three from Colorado.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • On he west side of 35W, agents formed a line along the Lake Street corridor.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • To make sure traffic always flows through their infrastructure, the extensions dynamically reconfigure Chrome's proxy settings using an auto-configuration script.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In 2022, the regime still maintained its proxy and partner network across the Middle East; its nuclear program, too, provided a protective shell.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Star reached out to both Rice’s agent and an attorney who has represented him in the past, as well as the NFL, on the matter.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • An attorney representing the bakery says there's a reason the owners live and work on the property.
    Austen Erblat, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The pork is marinated for 12 to 24 hours in a special blend of Mexican spices mixed with orange juice, according to a restaurant representative, and cooked for five to six hours.
    Alexa Stone January 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Her representatives quickly shut down the claims.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Minneapolis police and deputies with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office are still on the scene for crowd control measures, and metal gates have been set up to keep protesters at bay.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • When a patrol deputy arrived, authorities said the suspect was found nude and swimming in a pond located on the caller’s property.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026

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“Executor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executor. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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