executor

Everyday

1. (law) An executor is the person named in a will to carry out what it says after the person who made it has died: sharing out money and things. tree →
2. (formal) A person who carries out a plan or task. tree →

In the lessons

Adult life as a child sees it (a relative sorting out Grandpa's things after he passed away), law and money lessons (wills, inheritance).

Examples

• Aunt Jane is the executor of Grandpa's will. tree →
• The executor shared out the money as the will said. tree →
• Mum was chosen as executor because she is careful. tree →
• The executor sold the house and paid the bills. tree →
• You should pick an executor you trust. tree →
• The executor read the will to the family. tree →

Note

Pronounced ig-ZEK-yu-tor. It comes from «execute» in its sense «carry out», not the sense «kill». Related: will, inheritance, heir.