# executor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ/ · frequency rank #30,032

## Definitions
1. A person who carries out some task.
2. A component of a system that executes or runs something.
3. Someone appointed by a testator to administer their estate in accordance with their will; an administrator.
4. An executioner.

## Etymology
From Middle English executour, from Anglo-Norman executour, from Latin exsecūtor, agent noun of exsequor.

## Easily confused with
- **execute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/execute-vs-executor)
- **elector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elector-vs-executor)
- **executed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/executed-vs-executor)
- **execution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/execution-vs-executor)

## Common misspellings (11)
`eexcutor`, `exceutor`, `execcutor`, `exectuor`, `execuotr`, `executorr`, `executro`, `executtor`, `exeuctor`, `exxecutor`, `xeecutor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/executor