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trustee
- /tɹʌsˈtiː/
Rhymes with -iː
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From trust + -ee.
noun trustees
- A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another. The trust property is now managed by a trustee who holds formal title to the asset; the trustee can sell it, but only for the benefit of the beneficiary, and he must replace it with like assets.
- A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
verb trustees · trusteeing · trusteed
- To commit (property) to the care of a trustee. to trustee an estate
- To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: regent, legal guardian, fiduciary, trusteeship, bailee, estate, debtor, bankruptcy, receiver, administrator, agent, cash, depositary, banker, manager, professional
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noun person to whom property is legally committed in trust
| Español | fiduciario, fiduciaria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수탁자 sutakja, 수탁인 sutagin |
| 日本語 | 受託者 jutakusha, 管財人 kanzainin, 保管人 hokannin |
| 中文 | 受託人 /受托人 shòutuōrén, 受託者 /受托者 shòutuōzhě |
| Français | mandataire social, fiduciaire |
| Deutsch | Treuhänder, Treuhänderin |
| Ελληνικά | διαχειριστής diacheiristís |
| Русский | попечи́тель popečítelʹ, попечи́тельница popečítelʹnica, довери́тельный со́бственник doverítelʹnyj sóbstvennik, довери́тельная со́бственница doverítelʹnaja sóbstvennica |
Talk about this word "trustee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trustee. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. trustee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trustee "trustee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trustee.Cite this
@misc{trustee_2026,
title = {trustee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trustee},
urldate = {2026-11-05}
}
