different between trustee vs watchdog

English

Etymology

trust +? -ee

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?

Noun

trustee (plural trustees)

1. 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 intrusted with property for the benefit of another.
2. A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

Derived terms

• board of trustees
• estate trustee
• public trustee
• trusteeship

Translations

Verb

trustee (third-person singular simple present trustees, present participle trusteeing, simple past and past participle trusteed)

1. (transitive) To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.

   to trustee an estate

2. (transitive) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.

Anagrams

• Surette

English

Etymology

watch +? dog

Noun

watchdog (plural watchdogs)

1. a guard dog
2. An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.

Derived terms

• watchdog timer

Translations

Verb

watchdog (third-person singular simple present watchdogs, present participle watchdogging, simple past and past participle watchdogged)

1. To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
2. (electronics) To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.

Translations

Anagrams

• dog watch, dogwatch