trustee
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A person to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
truhsteeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
tɹəsˈti
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
trust law
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.
trust law
A person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
verb
transitive
To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
transitive
To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
Used this way, trustee is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use trustee
- “The trustee was responsible for managing the funds for the organization.”
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Synonyms
Sense: person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process
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