exec

[ ig-zek ]
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nounInformal.
  1. an executive, especially in business.

Origin of exec

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; by final shortening

Other definitions for exec. (2 of 2)

exec.

abbreviation
  1. executive.

  2. executor.

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How to use exec in a sentence

  • I clapped the other control helmet over my head and dropped into the exec's chair.

    A Question of Courage | Jesse Franklin Bone
  • We have student government, and I happen to be chairman of the student exec.

    Cloudy Jewel | Grace Livingston Hill
  • Something about this Disney exec, it made him want to spill the beans.

    Makers | Cory Doctorow
  • The spectacle of an exec who talked ethics enraged Rat-Toothed more than the vilest baby-killers.

    Makers | Cory Doctorow
  • The Disney exec made some noises and ate some shortbread, peered at the chalk-board menu and ordered some Thai iced tea.

    Makers | Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for exec.

exec.

abbreviation for
  1. executive

  2. executor

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