executor

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɚ/ UK /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtə/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
a person appointed to carry out the terms of a will

As executor of the estate, she settled every outstanding debt.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person appointed to carry... administrator trusteefiduciaryperformer

Word family

Derived forms executorshipexecutrix

Related forms execute execution executioner

Etymology

From Latin executor ('one who carries out'), from exsequi ('to follow out, carry out'), from ex- ('out') + sequi ('to follow').

executor Latin sequi Latin

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# executor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ɪɡˈzɛkjətɚ
**IPA (UK):** ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtə

## Meanings
1. a person appointed to carry out the terms of a will

## Examples
- As executor of the estate, she settled every outstanding debt.

## Synonyms
- administrator
- trustee
- fiduciary
- performer

## Derived Forms
- executorship
- executrix

## Related Forms
- execute
- execution
- executioner

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: executor
- Root: sequi

## Etymology
From Latin executor ('one who carries out'), from exsequi ('to follow out, carry out'), from ex- ('out') + sequi ('to follow').

## AI Etymology
Executor comes from Latin executor ('one who carries out'), from exsequi ('to follow out, carry out'), from ex- ('out') + sequi ('to follow'). Morphologically, the form is compositional: ex- marks part of the visible structure, while the remaining element supplies the lexical base. In present use, it is used as a noun meaning "a person appointed to carry out the terms of a will", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes derivatives such as executorship and executrix and related forms such as execute, execution, and executioner, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Latin executor and Latin sequi, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood includes administrator, trustee, fiduciary, and performer, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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