HOW TO PRONOUNCE
trustee
/ˌtɹʌˈsti/
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What does trustee mean?
noun
- 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.
- A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
verb
- To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
More meanings (1)
verb
- To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌtɹʌˈsti/
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See this word in context.
A person important enough to be a Trustee can't appreciate the feelings of a person unimportant enough to be a foundling.
However, the basic fact remained that we could not accept the money, and of this the trustee himself was fully convinced.
More book examples (3)
The third trustee, Levi Gorringe, set one wondering at the very first glance what on earth he was doing in that company.
Also, that the whole of the young gentleman’s fortune had been spent by his Trustee, by the end of the year ’forty-seven.
I am a trustee for Beauty, and it is my duty to see that the conditions of my trust are faithfully discharged.