executor
noun /ɪɡˈzekjətə(r)/
/ɪɡˈzekjətər/
- (law) a person, bank, etc. that is chosen by somebody who is making their will to follow the instructions in it
- She appointed him executor of her will.
- (formal) a person who produces something or causes it to come into use
- the makers and executors of policy
Word OriginMiddle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Latin execut- ‘carried out’, from exsequi, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’.