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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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