trustee – A person who controls property and/or money for another person or organisation

(Pronounced truss-tee)

To remember the definition of the word trustee, use the following mnemonic:

They trusted the teenager (trustee), so she now controls the organisation's money.

Examples of trustee in a sentence

She was made trustee of the company's assets. 

The trustee was caught embezzling from the organisation. 

They agreed to appoint a trustee for the property while they decided what to do with it.