noun
Meaning 1
One who liquidates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
liquidator
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noun
Meaning 2
One supporting the political policy of liquidationism; a liquidationist.
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of the workers involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster
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noun
Meaning 4
(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: receiver
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Broader terms: fiduciary
noun
Meaning 5
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: murderer, manslayer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor, killer, slayer
Narrower terms: assassin, assassinator, bravo, butcher, cutthroat, fratricide, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooter, hatchet man, iceman, infanticide, mass murderer, murderess, parricide, ripper, serial killer, serial murderer, Jack the Ripper
History
Etymology
From liquidate + -or.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 清盤人 /清盘人 (qīngpánrén) — one who liquidates
- Finnish: pesänselvittäjä — one who liquidates
- Finnish: selvitysmies — one who liquidates
- French: liquidateur — one who liquidates
- French: liquideur — one who liquidates
- German: Liquidator — one who liquidates
- German: Liquidatorin — one who liquidates
- Greek: εκκαθαριστής (ekkatharistís) — one who liquidates
- Hungarian: felszámoló — one who liquidates
- Hungarian: felszámolóbiztos — one who liquidates
- Indonesian: likuidator — one who liquidates
- Polish: likwidator — one who liquidates
- Portuguese: liquidador — one who liquidates
- Russian: ликвида́тор (likvidátor) — one who liquidates
- Swahili: mfilisi — one who liquidates
- Portuguese: liquidador — worker involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster
- Russian: ликвида́тор (likvidátor) — worker involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster