executor
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executor
- /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ/
- /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːtɚ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English executour, from Anglo-Norman executour, from Latin exsecūtor, agent noun of exsequor.
noun executors · executour
- A person who carries out some task. This manner can no longer be considered "folk-song," yet neither can it be taken as "art-song," at least not conscious art, for the executors, the chazzanim, did not know of any theory of music and modulation.
- A component of a system that executes or runs something. When searching for a solution is unnecessary, then the program executor "doesn't care" which solution is generated nor how it is obtained.
- Someone appointed by a testator to administer their estate in accordance with their will; an administrator. literary executor
- An executioner. The sad-eyed justice, with his surly hum, / Delivering o'er to executors pale / The lazy yawning drone.
Translations
Every language
noun one who carries out some task
| Español | albacea, ejecutor |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 執行者 /执行者 zhíxíngzhě |
| Kiswahili | mfanya, mfanyi, mrithisha, mrithishi, mtekelezaji, wasii |
| Français | exécuteur, exécutrice |
| Italiano | esecutore, esecutrice |
| Română | executor, executoare |
| Русский | исполни́тель ispolnítelʹ, исполни́тельница ispolnítelʹnica |
| العربية | مُنْجِز munjiz, مُنَفِّذ munaffiḏ |
noun someone appointed by a testator to administer a will
| Español | albacea |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 執行者 shikkōsha |
| 中文 | 執行者 /执行者 zhíxíngzhě |
| Português | testamenteiro, executor testamentário |
| Français | exécuteur, exécuteur testamentaire |
| Deutsch | Testamentsvollstrecker, Testamentsvollstreckerin |
| Italiano | esecutore testamentario |
| Română | executor testamentar |
| Русский | душеприка́зчик dušeprikázčik, душеприка́зчица dušeprikázčica, исполни́тель ispolnítelʹ, исполни́тельница ispolnítelʹnica |
| العربية | وَصِيّ waṣiyy, وَلِيّ waliyy |
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title = {executor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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