Liquidator

[Cf. F. liquidateur.]

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.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
  Synonyms: murderer, manslayer

Meaning #2: a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
  Synonym: receiver

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Liquidator may refer to:

• Person assigned to oversee sale of assets:
  • Liquidator (law), for a company
  • Estate liquidator, for an estate or contents of a home
• Liquidator (Chernobyl), disaster-remediation worker
• Liquidator, member of faction in Russian Social Democratic Labor Party
• Titled expressive works:
  • "The Liquidator" (instrumental)
  • The Liquidator (novel)
  • The Liquidator (film)
• The Liquidator (Darkwing Duck), fictional character in television animation
• "Super Liquidator" is the Italian name of the Super Soaker toyline.

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