evictor

The landlord acted as the evictor, removing the tenant's belongings.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who legally removes someone from property: An "evictor" is an individual or entity that carries out the act of eviction, typically a landlord or legal authority who forces a tenant or occupant to leave a residence, land, or building.

Usage Examples

• (The person who initiates the legal removal of a tenant.)
• (The party seeking to remove an occupant through legal proceedings.)

Advanced Usage

• "evictor of record": a term used in legal contexts to refer to the official party responsible for carrying out an eviction as documented in court records.
  • The evictor of record must follow all local housing laws to avoid unlawful eviction claims. (The designated legal authority in an eviction case.)

Variants and Related Words

• Evict (verb): to legally force someone to leave a property.
  • The court ordered the landlord to evict the non-paying tenant. (To remove someone from a property by legal means.)
• Eviction (noun): the act of legally removing someone from a property.
  • The eviction was carried out after multiple warnings were ignored. (The formal process of removal.)

Synonyms

• Landlord: the owner of property who may act as an evictor.
  • The landlord became an evictor after the tenant failed to pay rent for three months.
• Proprietor: a person who owns a business or property and may initiate eviction.
  • The proprietor of the building served as the evictor in the dispute.

Related Idioms

• Throw out: to forcibly remove someone from a place (informal, similar to eviction).
  • The sheriff had to throw out the squatters from the abandoned house. (To physically remove occupants.)
• Kick out: to expel someone from a property or group (colloquial).
  • The landlord threatened to kick out the noisy tenants. (To force someone to leave abruptly.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Evict from: to remove someone from a specific location.
  • The family was evicted from their home due to unpaid mortgage. (They were forced to leave their residence.)
• Evict out: a less common variant meaning to expel someone completely.
  • The property manager decided to evict out the disruptive tenants. (To remove them entirely from the premises.)