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exec

exec noun: an executive; a person employed at the executive level.

Noun

exec (plural execs)

  1. (informal) An executive; a person employed at the executive level.
    • An upcoming problem to be thrashed out at a meeting of diskery reps and execs of the American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA), is the degree of AFRA's jurisdictional claim over singers on records.1950 October 28, “Diskers, AFRA Puzzle Singer Jurisdictions”, in Billboard, page 13
    • Tony Stark makes you feel
      He’s a cool exec with a heart of steel.
      As Iron Man, all jets ablaze,
      He’s fighting and smiting with repulsor rays!
      Amazing armor! That’s Iron Man!
      A blazing power! That’s Iron Man!1966, “Iron Man (theme song)”, Jacques Urbont (lyrics) (The Marvel Super Heroes (television series))
  2. (informal) An executive officer, i.e. the chief assistant to the commanding officer.
    • “'Okay. Report to the exec's office right after inspection tomorrow, Mister Keith. Best of luck.”1951, Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny, page 17

Verb

exec (third-person singular simple present execs, present participle execing, simple past and past participle execed)

  1. (informal) To execute; to run.

Examples of exec in a sentence

  • Let me kick your offer up and see what the execs say.
  • The bank's funds have been raided by former execs.
  • Jeremy has the kind of jasm a junior exec needs to reach the top of the ladder in the corporate world.

All 15 example sentences with exec

Forms of exec

Noun
pluralexecs
Verb
third-person singular presentexecs
present participleexecing
past participleexeced
pastexeced

Origin of exec

Clipping of executive or execute.

Words formed from exec

Questions about exec

What does exec mean?
Exec means an executive; a person employed at the executive level.
What part of speech is exec?
Exec can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of exec?
The plural of exec is execs.

Words near exec in the dictionary

  1. exductions
  2. exe
  3. exe.
  4. exeat
  5. exeats
  6. exec
  7. exec-produce
  8. exec-produced
  9. exec-produces
  10. exec-producing
  11. exec.

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