liquidator Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Liq"ui*da`tor noun
Etymology
Cf. F. liquidateur.
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, liquidates.
  2. 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. Eng. Mozley & W.

Webster 1913