01 n. One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of baseness.
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One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of baseness.
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An executioner.[Obs.]“Delivering o'er to executors paw� The lazy, yawning drone.” — Shak.
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The person appointed by a testator to execute his will, or to see its provisions carried into effect, after his decease.(Law)
Phrases & compounds
‖Executor de son tort —
a stranger who intermeddles without authority in the distribution of the estate of a deceased person.