administrator
Use Administrator in a sentence
əˌstreɪ 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 called Informal, admin. Computers.
a.
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.
b.
a person who manages an Internet discussion group or other interactive Web site: a forum administrator.
c.
a user account on a home computer accessible only by the user who manages the computer system. Compare root1 ( def 11b ).
d.
a user who has access to this user account.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin administrātor, equivalent to administrā(re) (see administer) + -tor -tor
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin administrātor, equivalent to administrā(re) (see administer) + -tor -tor
Related forms
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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| —n | |
| 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 |
| adminis'tratrix | |
| —fem n | |
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Word Origin & History
administrator
1510s, from L. administrator, agent noun from pp. stem of administrare (see administer). Estate sense is earliest. For ending, see -er.
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Example sentences
The appropriate administrator will do that based on the auditor's report.
Morale declines, and ultimately productivity with it, until the administrator is finally shown the door-or promoted.
He seems to have embraced the transition to administrator enthusiastically.
He has enhanced his reputation as a corporate-turnaround expert by resurrecting the firm in his role as special administrator.
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