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Meaning of LIQUIDATOR

Pronunciation:  'likwi`deytur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
  2. [n]  a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
 
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 Synonyms: manslayer, murderer, receiver
 
 See Also: assassin, assassinator, bravo, butcher, criminal, crook, cutthroat, felon, fiduciary, fratricide, gun, gunman, gunslinger, hatchet man, hired gun, hit man, iceman, infanticide, Jack the Ripper, killer, malefactor, murderess, outlaw, parricide, ripper, serial killer, serial murderer, shooter, slayer, torpedo, triggerman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Liq"ui*da`tor\ (l[i^]k"w[i^]*d[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [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.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: accountant, auditor, bookkeeper, bursar, cashier, cashkeeper, chamberlain, compensator, comptroller, controller, curator, defrayer, depositary, depository, financial officer, payer, paymaster, purse bearer, purser, ratepayer, receiver, recompenser, remunerator, steward, taxpayer, treasurer, trustee
 

 

 

 

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