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executor.

A person who carries out some task.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ//ˈɛksɪˌkjuːtɚ//ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ/
  1. A person who carries out some task.

  2. A component of a system that executes or runs something.

  3. Someone appointed by a testator to administer their estate in accordance with their will; an administrator.

    literary executor
  4. An executioner.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English executour, from Anglo-Norman executour, from Latin exsecūtor, agent noun of exsequor.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.