LIQUIDATOR

liquidator, receiver

(noun) (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties

murderer, liquidator, manslayer

(noun) a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

liquidator (plural liquidators)

One who liquidates.

One supporting the political policy of liquidationism; a liquidationist.

Any of the workers involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster

Source: Wiktionary


Liq"ui*da`tor, n. Etym: [Cf. F. liquidateur.]

1. One who, or that which, liquidates.

2. An officer appointed to conduct the winding up of a company, to bring and defend actions and suits in its name, and to do all necessary acts on behalf of the company. [Eng.] Mozley & W.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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