liquidator C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtɚ/ UK /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person appointed to wind up a company's affairs in liquidation The liquidator auctioned off the factory's machinery. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person appointed to wind... administratorreceivertrusteeinsolvency-practitioner Word family Related forms liquidateliquidationliquid Etymology AI details From liquidate (from Medieval Latin liquidāre 'to settle, make clear') + the agentive suffix -or, ultimately from Latin liquidus ('clear, fluid'). liquidāre Latin liquidus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # liquidator **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtə/ ## Meanings 1. a person appointed to wind up a company's affairs in liquidation ## Examples - The liquidator auctioned off the factory's machinery. ## Synonyms - administrator - receiver - trustee - insolvency-practitioner ## Related Forms - liquidate - liquidation - liquid ## Roots and Affixes - Root: liquidāre - Root: liquidus ## Etymology From liquidate (from Medieval Latin liquidāre 'to settle, make clear') + the agentive suffix -or, ultimately from Latin liquidus ('clear, fluid'). ## AI Etymology Liquidator comes from liquidate (from Medieval Latin liquidāre 'to settle, make clear') + the agentive suffix -or, ultimately from Latin liquidus ('clear, fluid'). The etymological trail includes Latin liquidāre, Latin liquidus. The same word family includes liquidate, liquidation, liquid. Its current noun use means "a person appointed to wind up a company's affairs in liquidation". ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown