administrator

[ ad-min-uh-strey-ter ]

/ ædˈmɪn əˌstreɪ tər /

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noun

a person who manages or has a talent for managing.

Law. a person appointed by a court to take charge of the estate of a decedent, but not appointed in the decedent's will.

Also called Informal, admin. Computers.

a person who manages and supports a computer system or network, as in a business or other organization: the company’s system administrator; a database administrator.Compare system operator.
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.
a user account on a home computer accessible only by the user who manages the computer system.Compare root¹(def 11b).
a user who has access to this user account.

Nearby words

administrative county, administrative law, administrative leave, administrative segregation, administrative-law judge, administrator, administratrix, admirable, admirable bolete, admirable crichton, the, admiral

Origin of administrator

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin administrātor, equivalent to administrā(re) (see administer) + -tor -tor

Related forms

ad·min·is·tra·tor·ship, nounpre·ad·min·is·tra·tor, nounsub·ad·min·is·tra·tor, noun

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Examples from the Web for administrator

I recently got asked by an administrator at the Library of Congress to do unpaid labor for its website.
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The report also names the administrator of one such targeted directory, a German computer science student named Sebastian Hahn.
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Instead of having an athletic director or an administrator imposes their ideas.
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Now Rob Ford himself is a member of the group according to administrator, Korbett Matthews who says he is friends with the mayor.
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The administrator says that the site gets at least 15,000 unique hits a day.
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At the age of six the boy was sent to be educated at the court of Sten Sture, then the administrator and virtual king of Sweden.
Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15)|Charles Morris
In addition to showing great merits as administrator, Edward was notable both as a good soldier and a wise general.
A History of England|Charles Oman
He died in 1451 as administrator of the consistory of the Utraquist Church.
A History of Bohemian Literature|Count Ltzow
Henry was by nature more of an administrator and organizer than of a fighting man.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5|Various
The Administrator was at breakfast with his family when Lieutenant Smith was announced.
Round the World in Seven Days|Herbert Strang

British Dictionary definitions for administrator

administrator

/ (ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtə) /

noun

a person who administers the affairs of an organization, official body, etc

property law a person authorized to manage an estate, esp when the owner has died intestate or without having appointed executors

a person who manages a computer system

Derived Forms

administratrix, fem n

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