executor

noun

Definition of executornext
as in delegate
someone who is named to act on behalf of another He named his daughter as the executor of his will.

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Recent Examples of executor Unless the adult child caregiver is an executor or trustee of the estate, that child also will have to pay his or her own legal fees to defend against any accusations of stealing or poor medical choices, experts said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026 Even with his professional expertise and years of conversations with his grandmother about her wishes, Ashton, the executor of her estate, said deciding what to do with the house isn't simply a financial calculation. — Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Mitchell Zuckerman, a cofounder of Art Market Advisors and a former Sotheby’s executive, told me that executors and beneficiaries frequently choose guarantees. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 That’s why disputes over executors and other estate fiduciaries are among the most common issues raised in probate litigation. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for executor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executor
  1. delegate
  2. agent
  3. proxy
  4. attorney
  5. representative
  6. deputy
Noun
  • This came before Nataraja played delegates the trailer of The Great British Bake Off‘s seventeenth season, which is due to launch in coming weeks.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But the process falls apart when a company has to scale up, delegate, or is mostly remote.
    — K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of delegate
Noun
  • Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI escaping human control, analysts said, days after investigators released a bombshell report into the incident.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • This was followed by the creation of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) on July 22 to handle espionage and resistance agents, and the first raids were already being carried out.
    — David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of agent
Noun
  • When volume becomes a proxy for performance, people learn to demonstrate activity rather than create clarity.
    — Mustafa Shreet, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The binary that provides proxy functions inside many SuperBox apps opens an outgoing connection to a proxy server and keeps it open as a communication channel indefinitely.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of proxy
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  • Hackett's suit, filed by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, seeks compensatory and punitive damages and names Arellano in his individual capacity as the sole defendant.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Asking the Virgin for forgiveness The visa applications submitted by Lozano will now probably come under review by USCIS, said Ortiz, the attorney with the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of attorney
Noun
  • Hutton said Calumet College regularly sends representatives to the school to monitor it, including its governance system and academic programs.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Fifty-one contestants — one representative from each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia — vied for the crown.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of representative
Noun
  • Prince was able to free the ATV and accelerated toward the deputy, striking him and knocking him to the ground.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Hubble and Webb both have coronagraphs, but Roman’s experimental instrument is 100 to 1,000 times better than any built before, said Bertrand Mennesson, Roman deputy project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
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