administrator
Pluraladministrators
- 1A person who manages or directs the work of an organization, office, or group.
Like the captain of a ship who keeps everyone working together.
The school administrator handled all the staff schedules.
Several administrators met to plan next year's budget.
Similarmanager, director, executive, official
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- 2A person who sets up and looks after the computers, software, and network for a group.
Like a building caretaker who holds the keys to every room and keeps everything working.
The administrator reset everyone's passwords after the security breach.
Our network administrators keep the office computers running smoothly.
- 3A person chosen by a court to manage and share out the property of someone who has died.
Like someone trusted to share out a friend's things fairly after they have passed away.
The court named her administrator of her late uncle's property.
The administrators divided the money among the surviving relatives.
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Origin
It comes from the Latin word administrātor, which meant someone who is near to attend.