liquidator

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtɚ/ UK /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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... administrator receiver trusteeinsolvency-practitioner

Word family

Related forms liquidateliquidation liquid

Etymology

From liquidate (from Medieval Latin liquidāre 'to settle, make clear') + the agentive suffix -or, ultimately from Latin liquidus ('clear, fluid').

liquidāre Latin liquidus Latin

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# 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
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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