exec

¹

[ ig-zek ]

noun

, Informal.

1. an executive, especially in business.

exec.

²

abbreviation for

1. executive.
2. executor.

exec.

abbreviation for

1. executive
2. executor

Word History and Origins

Origin of exec¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; by final shortening

Example Sentences

The exec offered to sign him on the spot, and he had a record deal not long after.

From Los Angeles Times

With the entire original cast on board — including Ana María Orozco and Jorge Enrique Abello, the central lovebirds of the 1999 series — this much-anticipated sequel found the once ugly duckling turned high fashion exec separating from the rake of a man she’d once swooned over.

From Los Angeles Times

“Longtime Fox News exec who wrote controversial Olympics column out at network,” CNN, March 1, 2018.

From Slate

Loyd Sigmon was a radio exec and part owner — along with cowboy star-mogul Gene Autry — of radio station KMPC.

From Los Angeles Times

When told no, the exec said, “Well, then why did we hire Demi Moore?”

From Los Angeles Times