liquidator

liq·ui·date

L0194900 (lĭk′wĭ-dāt′)v. liq·ui·dat·ed, liq·ui·dat·ing, liq·ui·dates v.tr.1. a. To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.b. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.2. To convert (assets) into cash.3. To eliminate, especially by killing.v.intr.1. To settle a debt, claim, or obligation.2. To settle the affairs of a business or estate by disposing of its assets and liabilities.

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[Late Latin liquidāre, liquidāt-, to melt, from Latin liquidus, liquid; see liquid.]

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liq′ui·da′tion n.liq′ui·da′tor n.

liquidator

(ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtə) n1. (Professions) a person assigned to supervise the liquidation of a business concern and whose legal authorization, rights, and duties differ according to whether the liquidation is compulsory or voluntary2. (Commerce) a person assigned to supervise the liquidation of a business concern and whose legal authorization, rights, and duties differ according to whether the liquidation is compulsory or voluntary

liq•ui•da•tor

(ˈlɪk wɪˌdeɪ tər)

n. 1. a person who liquidates assets, esp. one authorized to do so by a court of law. 2. an official appointed by a court of law to direct the liquidation of a business. [1855–60]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	liquidator - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)manslayer, murdererassassin, assassinator, bravo - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"butcher - a brutal indiscriminate murderercriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crimecutthroat - someone who murders by cutting the victim's throatfratricide - a person who murders their brother or sistergun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, torpedo, triggerman, gun, shooter - a professional killer who uses a gunhatchet man, iceman - a professional killerinfanticide - a person who murders an infantkiller, slayer - someone who causes the death of a person or animalmass murderer - a person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims in a single incidentmurderess - a woman murdererparricide - someone who kills his or her parentripper - a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife; "Jack the Ripper was probably a madman"serial killer, serial murderer - someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval
	2.	liquidator - (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected partiesreceiverlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"fiduciary - a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"

Translations

清理者

liquid

(ˈlikwid) adjective able to flow; not solid, but not a gas. liquid nitrogen; The ice-cream has become liquid. 液體的 液体的 noun a substance which flows, like water. a clear liquid. 液體 液体liquefy (ˈlikwifai) verb to make or become liquid. The butter had liquefied in the heat. 液化 液化ˈliquidate (-deit) verb1. to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue). 清算 清理2. to get rid of. 肅清 肃清ˌliquiˈdation noun 清算 清理ˈliquidator noun 清算人 清理者ˈliquidize, ˈliquidise verb to make (food etc) into a liquid or semi-liquid substance by grinding it up in a liquidizer. (將食物)打成汁或泥狀 把…榨成汁（尤指水果或蔬菜等），使液化 ˈliquidizer, ˈliquidiser noun an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food. 食物絞碎機，榨汁機 食品碾碎机，榨汁机