administrator
Meanings
Plural: administrators
Noun
- someone who administers a business
- the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor
- someone who manages a government agency or department
- One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.
- 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
- One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin administrātor (literally “he that is near to attend”). Doublet of administrador.
Synonyms
admin, chief, comptroller, controller, decision maker, executive, foreman, head, head man, organizer, overseer, superintendent, supervisor
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