English Explanatory Dictionary

administrator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.
  2. A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
  3. One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network.
noun
  1. The queen's representative in some Commonwealth territories, comparable to a Governor General.

Pronunciation

/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/ /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tɚ/ En-us-administrator.ogg /əɖ.mɪ(ˌ)nɪsˈʈre.ʈər/

Word forms

administrator administrators administratour

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Italic *minōs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *minosteros Latin minister Latin ministrō Latin administrō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin administrātorbor. English administrator Borrowed from Latin administrātor (literally “he that is near to attend”). Doublet of administrador.

Synonyms

admin chief head head man controller comptroller duke foreman organizer overseer superintendent supervisor

Related words

administer administration administrative

Derived words

administratorial administratorship administratress city administrator co-administrator coadministrator database administrator maladministrator nonadministrator subadministrator superadministrator sysadmin system administrator
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