| Trustee 1. (n.) A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is entrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process. 2. (v. t.) To commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to trustee an estate. 3. (v. t.) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor. Thesaurus Entries accepter, accountant, acquirer, addressee, audience, auditor, beholder, bookkeeper, bursar, cashier, cashkeeper, chamberlain, comptroller, consignee, controller, curator, depositary, depository, fiduciary, financial officer, getter, hearer, holder, liquidator, listener, looker, obtainer, payee, paymaster, procurer, purse bearer, purser, receiver, recipient, spectator, steward, taker, treasurer, viewer |