noun
trustee
truhs-TEE
noun
1
A person or organisation legally responsible for managing property or money on behalf of someone else.
"The trustee released the funds once the beneficiary turned eighteen."
"She serves as a trustee for a local charity."
How to Use Trustee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone entrusted with managing money, property, or an organisation for someone else's benefit.
Common mistake
Don't confuse "trustee" (the person who manages the trust) with "trustor/settlor" (the person who creates it) or "beneficiary" (the person who benefits from it).
Common pairings
board of trustees
appoint a trustee
Word Forms
trusteed past tense, trustees plural, trustees singular
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Etymology
Formed from trust plus the suffix -ee, which marks the person on the receiving end of an action (compare "employee").