Lernwerd

administrator

//ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

formal

Note for administrator

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Forms

Plural
administrators

Definitions

  1. 1.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. 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

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

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

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2971

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *mey-

Proto-Indo-European *-néwti

Proto-Indo-European *minéwti

Proto-Italic *minuō?

Proto-Indo-European *-yōs

Proto-Italic *-(j)ōs?

Proto-Italic *minōs

Proto-Indo-European *-teros

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