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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His sister Jody is the executor of his estate and has been serving as owner of the NBA and NFL teams.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025
The Grades left no heirs, and in 2013 the Bronx public administrator named the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the National Library of Israel as executors of the Grade estate, and YIVO inherited his papers.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Humphrey died before the Supreme Court could decide the case, but the executors of his estate pressed on and won.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Feb. 2025
The executor of Humphrey’s estate sued on his behalf, claiming that the termination was unlawful and that $3,043.06 in unpaid wages plus interest was owed to the estate.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025
The Grades left no heirs, and in 2013 the Bronx public administrator named the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the National Library of Israel as executors of the Grade estate, and YIVO inherited his papers.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Humphrey died before the Supreme Court could decide the case, but the executors of his estate pressed on and won.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Feb. 2025
The executor of Humphrey’s estate sued on his behalf, claiming that the termination was unlawful and that $3,043.06 in unpaid wages plus interest was owed to the estate.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
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“Executor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executor. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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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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