noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/tɹʌsˈtiː/
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rhymes with -iː
CMU ARPABET:T R AH2 S T IY1
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: trust law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
to trustee an estate
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
members of a governing board
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: regent
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: committee member
6
noun
Meaning 6
a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: legal guardian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fiduciary
History
Etymology
From trust + -ee.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
հոգաբարձու
(hogabarju)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Bulgarian:
попечител
(popečitel)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Chinese Mandarin:
受託人 /受托人
(shòutuōrén)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Chinese Mandarin:
受託者 /受托者
(shòutuōzhě)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Czech:
správce
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Czech:
správkyně
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Dutch:
mandataris
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Dutch:
beheerder
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Finnish:
uskottu mies
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
French:
mandataire social
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
French:
fiduciaire
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
German:
Treuhänder
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
German:
Treuhänderin
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Greek:
διαχειριστής
(diacheiristís)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Hungarian:
vagyonkezelő
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Hungarian:
meghatalmazott
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Hungarian:
gondnok
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Hungarian:
letéteményes
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Hungarian:
kurátor
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Hungarian:
megbízott
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Hungarian:
gyám
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Hungarian:
kezelő
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Icelandic:
fjárhaldsmaður
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Ido:
depozario
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Indonesian:
wali amanat
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Japanese:
受託者
(jutakusha)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Japanese:
管財人
(kanzainin)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Japanese:
保管人
(hokannin)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Korean:
수탁자
(sutakja)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Korean:
수탁인
(sutagin)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Latin:
sequester
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Macedonian:
доверител
(doveritel)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Malay:
pemegang amanah
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Māori:
kaitiaki
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Māori:
taratī
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Māori:
poutarahiti
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Plautdietsch:
Väaminda
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Polish:
powiernik
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Polish:
powierniczka
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Polish:
powiernica
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Russian:
попечи́тель
(popečítelʹ)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Russian:
попечи́тельница
(popečítelʹnica)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Russian:
довери́тельный со́бственник
(doverítelʹnyj sóbstvennik)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Russian:
довери́тельная со́бственница
(doverítelʹnaja sóbstvennica)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Slovak:
správca
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Slovak:
správkyňa
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Spanish:
fiduciario
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Spanish:
fiduciaria
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Tagalog:
katiwala
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Thai:
ทรัสตี
(trás-dtii)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Turkish:
kayyım
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust
Ottoman Turkish:
امانتجی
(emanetci)
— person to whom property is legally committed in trust