administrator

noun
/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/UK/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tɚ/US/əɖ.mɪ(ˌ)nɪsˈʈre.ʈər/

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.

  1. borrowed from administrātor

Definitions

  1. One who administers affairs

    One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

    • Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the US DOGE Service, the agency that houses the temporary Department of Government Efficiency, a White House official told CNN on Tuesday.
  2. A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there…

    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

    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:administrator.
  3. One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance…

    One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. The queen's representative in some Commonwealth territories, comparable to a Governor…

      The queen's representative in some Commonwealth territories, comparable to a Governor General.

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