liquidator

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noun

One who liquidates.

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OriginEnglish liquidate ← Late Latin liquidātu ← Classical Latin liquidus →
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Meanings

nounliquidator (plural liquidators)

plural liquidators

  1. One who liquidates.
  2. One supporting the political policy of liquidationism; a liquidationist.
  3. Any of the workers involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

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murderermanslayer
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criminalfeloncrookkillerslayer

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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receiver
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fiduciary
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manslayermurdererreceiver

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wleykʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wlikʷéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*(w)likʷēō
  4. Latinliqueō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Classical Latinliquidus
  7. Late Latinliquidō
  8. Late Latinliquidātu
  9. Englishliquidate
  10. Englishliquidator

From liquidate + -or.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 清盤人 /清盘人
  • 清盤人 /清盘人 (qīngpánrén)one who liquidates
Finnish pesänselvittäjä, selvitysmies
  • pesänselvittäjäone who liquidates
  • selvitysmiesone who liquidates
French liquidateur, liquideur
  • liquidateurone who liquidates
  • liquideurone who liquidates
German Liquidator, Liquidatorin
  • Liquidatorone who liquidates
  • Liquidatorinone who liquidates
Greek εκκαθαριστής
  • εκκαθαριστής (ekkatharistís)one who liquidates
Hungarian felszámoló, felszámolóbiztos
  • felszámolóone who liquidates
  • felszámolóbiztosone who liquidates
Indonesian likuidator
  • likuidatorone who liquidates
Polish likwidator
  • likwidatorone who liquidates
Portuguese liquidador, liquidador
  • liquidadorone who liquidates
  • liquidadorworker involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster
Russian ликвида́тор, ликвида́тор
  • ликвида́тор (likvidátor)one who liquidates
  • ликвида́тор (likvidátor)worker involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster
Swahili mfilisi
  • mfilisione who liquidates
Cite this entry
APA

liquidator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquidator

MLA

“liquidator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquidator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liquidator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquidator.

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