administrator

[ ad-min-uh-strey-ter ]

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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.

Origin of administrator

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

Other words from administrator

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

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How to use administrator in a sentence

Only school administrators have the power to enact censorship, after all.
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But the dangers faced by those who work with its victims has not been fully appreciated even by some hospital administrators.
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Mitchell said the cameras give administrators the ability to observe teachers in action and offer them tips and coaching.
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Both tell stories of male students who were already presumed guilty by university administrators.
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The site administrators effectively pulled the plug on ReaganBook less than 24 hours after its launch.
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No other nation can furnish such administrators as England: and no other nation so obstinately refuses to recognize their worth.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
Probably not; for in that case executors or administrators would have touched it.
Heart | Martin Farquhar Tupper
For the administrators of the good law forget not; every debt is collected, every creditor is paid in full.
Evolution of Life and Form | Annie Wood Besant
I also had search made for any conveyance of the property mentioned in the will by William Paul's administrators.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend Brady
(f) Antagonism of interests and personal considerations among the higher administrators and commanders.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army | Charles Alexander Gordon

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 of administrator

administratrix, fem n

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