Executor: meaning, definitions and examples
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executor
[ ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtər ]
legal term
A person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of their will.
Synonyms
administrator, personal representative
Examples of usage
- He was named as the executor in his grandmother's will.
- The executor is responsible for distributing the assets of the estate.
- The executor must ensure that all debts are paid before distributing the inheritance.
computing
A program that runs the instructions written in a high-level programming language.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The Python interpreter is an example of an executor.
- The executor converts the code into machine language for the computer to execute.
Translations
Translations of the word "executor" in other languages:
🇵🇹 executor
- realizador
- executor de tarefas
🇮🇳 क्रियान्वयनकर्ता
- निष्पादक
- कार्यान्वयनकर्ता
🇩🇪 Ausführer
- Vollstrecker
- Ausführender
🇮🇩 pelaksana
- eksekutor
- pengeksekusi
🇺🇦 виконавець
🇵🇱 wykonawca
- egzekutor
- realizator
🇯🇵 実行者 (じっこうしゃ)
- 執行者 (しっこうしゃ)
- 実行役 (じっこうやく)
🇫🇷 exécuteur
- réalisateur
- exécutant
🇪🇸 ejecutor
- realizador
- ejecutante
🇹🇷 uygulayıcı
- icra eden
- yürütücü
🇰🇷 실행자 (실행자)
- 집행자 (집행자)
- 실행 담당자 (실행 담당자)
🇸🇦 منفذ
- مجري
- منفذ المهام
🇨🇿 vykonavatel
- exekutor
- realizátor
🇸🇰 vykonávateľ
- exekútor
- realizátor
🇨🇳 执行者 (执行者)
- 执行官 (执行官)
- 执行员 (执行员)
🇸🇮 izvršitelj
- realizator
- izvajalec
🇮🇸 framkvæmdaraðili
- fullnustuaðili
- framkvæmdarstjóri
🇰🇿 орындаушы
- атқарушы
- жүзеге асырушы
🇬🇪 აღმსრულებელი
- რეალიზატორი
- ამოცანის შემსრულებელი
🇦🇿 icraçı
- yerinə yetirən
- icra edən
🇲🇽 ejecutor
- realizador
- ejecutante
Word origin
The word 'executor' originated from the Latin word 'exequi', meaning 'to perform'. It first appeared in English in the late 14th century. Initially used in a legal context, referring to someone who carries out the wishes of a deceased person as stated in their will. Over time, the term has also been adopted in computing to describe a program that executes instructions in a programming language.
See also: executability, executable, executing, execution, executioner, executions, executive, executively, executives, executors.