English noun: liquidator |
1. | liquidator (person) a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) |
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| Synonyms | manslayer, murderer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | criminal, crook, felon, killer, malefactor, outlaw, slayer |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | assassin, assassinator, bravo, butcher, cutthroat, fratricide, gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hatchet man, hired gun, hit man, hitman, iceman, infanticide, mass murderer, murderess, parricide, ripper, serial killer, serial murderer, shooter, torpedo, triggerman |
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| Instance hyponym | Jack the Ripper |
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2. | liquidator (person) (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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| Synonyms | receiver |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fiduciary |
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| Domain category | jurisprudence, law |
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