executors

NOUN

trustee

Synonyms

STRONG

administrator agent enforcer executrix

Example Sentences

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In their role as executors, Indyke and Kahn have agreed compensation packages paid to survivors and included conditions that prevented survivors who accepted funds from taking further legal action against them personally.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Privately, he also entrusted Ruiz to be one of the executors of his estate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Creuheras is one of the executors of Isak’s estate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Therefore, executors should wait at least this length of time before distributing any assets to beneficiaries to avoid personal liability.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

They were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind, the focus of our understandable and rightful dread of being inferior; official censors, judges, and executors.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury