executor

Meaning

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.
4. (obsolete) An executioner.

Synonyms

executrix

doer

performer

executioner

enforcer

executive program

guardian

implementer

implementor

monitor routine

operator

trustee

executable program

executive routine

master routine

steering routine

execute component

action element

actuator

administrator of a will

advisor

bailiff

contractor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: executour

In summary

From Middle English executour, from Anglo-Norman executour, from Latin execūtor, agent noun of exequor.