Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who or that which liquidates or settles; specifically, in Great Britain, in com., an officer appointed to conduct the winding up of the affairs of a firm or company, to bring and defend actions and suits in its name, and to do all necessary acts on behalf of the firm or company: called a receiver in the United States.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who, or that which, liquidates.
  • noun engraving 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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who liquidates.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
  • noun (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties

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Examples

  • He called in the obituary notice to the Times, called the small list of people in her address book, arranged for the funeral Mass, and called a liquidator he had met socially and arranged to meet him at the apartment and inventory the contents.

    The Shadow of Your Smile MARY HIGGINS CLARK 2010

  • He called in the obituary notice to the Times, called the small list of people in her address book, arranged for the funeral Mass, and called a liquidator he had met socially and arranged to meet him at the apartment and inventory the contents.

    The Shadow of Your Smile MARY HIGGINS CLARK 2010

  • He called in the obituary notice to the Times, called the small list of people in her address book, arranged for the funeral Mass, and called a liquidator he had met socially and arranged to meet him at the apartment and inventory the contents.

    The Shadow of Your Smile MARY HIGGINS CLARK 2010

  • Although known as a liquidator, Gordon Brothers committed to operate at least 175 of the 210 stores.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • He said that according to all the advice Medoro has received from lawyers and the Colombian government, the liquidator is the one person who can sell the property, and he agreed to sell to Medoro.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • He said that according to all the advice Medoro has received from lawyers and the Colombian government, the liquidator is the one person who can sell the property, and he agreed to sell to Medoro.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • He said that according to all the advice Medoro has received from lawyers and the Colombian government, the liquidator is the one person who can sell the property, and he agreed to sell to Medoro.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • In 2006, he said, contributors helped him document how Russian federal authorities had sent a special "liquidator" squad to Ingushetia that was preparing to assassinate people who had been identified as insurgents.

    Ingushetia Web Site Owner Killed by Russian Police Jan 2008

  • In 2006, he said, contributors helped him document how Russian federal authorities had sent a special "liquidator" squad to Ingushetia that was preparing to assassinate people who had been identified as insurgents.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Jan 2008

  • Two years later, Mr. Sullivan decided to expand, feeling there was an opportunity to sell hardwood flooring at "liquidator" prices, and to take on traditional home-improvement and flooring retailers.

    Lumber Liquidators Builds 2008

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