administrator

[ ad-min-uh-strey-ter ]

noun

1. a person who manages or has a talent for managing.
2. Law. a person appointed by a court to take charge of the estate of a decedent, but not appointed in the decedent's will.
3. Also Informal, ad·min []. Computers.
   1. a person who manages and supports a computer system or network, as in a business or other organization: Compare system operator ( def ).

      the company’s system administrator;

      a database administrator.

   2. a person who determines the site policies, appoints moderators, and manages the technical operation of an internet message board or other interactive website:

      a forum administrator.

   3. a user account on a home computer accessible only by the user who manages the computer system. Compare root ¹( def 11b ).
   4. a user who has access to this user account.

administrator

/ ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtə /

noun

1. a person who administers the affairs of an organization, official body, etc
2. property law a person authorized to manage an estate, esp when the owner has died intestate or without having appointed executors
3. a person who manages a computer system

Derived Forms

• adˌminisˈtratrix, noun:feminine

Other Words From

• ad·min·is·tra·tor·ship noun
• pre·ad·min·is·tra·tor noun
• sub·ad·min·is·tra·tor noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of administrator¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French administratour, from Latin administrātor, equivalent to administrā(re) “to assist, serve” ( administer ) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

Now again, luckily I’m an administrator, so I don’t have to do these things.

From Los Angeles Times

As nurse administrator Val, Kaliko Kauahi — who, like Lawson, was on “Superstore” — knows how things work and how to work them, while Kahyun Kim‘s nurse Serena represents youthful, sparky, self-assured attitude. And there, as Peter Quince said to the rude mechanicals, “is a play fitted.”

From Los Angeles Times

Marina Bzovii, MITP's administrator and an assistant professor at the Technical University of Moldova, already sees Moldova as a regional business hub.

From BBC

Also present were adviser Boris Epshteyn, as well as former administrator of the US Small Business Administration Linda McMahon, who is the current chair of the board at the America First Policy Institute.

From BBC

But numerous efforts to expand the board and give the chief administrator more power have failed.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• bureaucrat
• chief
• commander
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• director
• executive
• head
• inspector
• judge
• leader
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• minister
• officer
• official
• organizer
• superintendent
• supervisor