1
a
: a natural or legal person to whom property is legally committed to be administered for the benefit of a beneficiary (such as a person or a charitable organization)
b
: one (such as a corporate director) occupying a position of trust and performing functions comparable to those of a trustee
2
a
: one to whom something is entrusted
b
: a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory
3
: trusty
trusteed; trusteeing
: to commit to the care of a trustee
: to serve as trustee
Examples of trustee in a Sentence
Noun
They were named as trustees to the child's estate.
the museum's board of trustees
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Cincinnati Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 19 May 2024
The University of Minnesota promised a meeting between students and trustees or investment managers.
—Vimal Patel, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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Noun
Her husband Donald was the first Black member of the Cincinnati Park Board, the first Black broker on the Cincinnati Board of Realtors and the first Black trustee at Ohio University.
—Cincinnati Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 19 May 2024
The University of Minnesota promised a meeting between students and trustees or investment managers.
—Vimal Patel, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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“Trustee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trustee. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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trustee
1 of 2 noun
trust·ee
ˌtrəs-ˈtē 
1
: one to whom something is entrusted : one trusted to keep or administer something: as
a
: a member of a board entrusted with administering the funds and directing the policy of an institution or organization
b
: a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory
2
a
: a natural or legal person to whom property is committed to be administered for the benefit of a beneficiary (as a person or charitable organization) : the holder of legal title to property placed in a trust compare cestui que trust, settlor
b
: one (as a corporate director) occupying a position of trust and performing functions comparable to those of a trustee
trusteeship
noun
trustee
2 of 2 verb
trusteed; trusteeing
: to commit to the care of a trustee
: to serve as trustee
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