Administrator
noun1
UK The queen's representative in some Commonwealth territories, comparable to a Governor General.
administrator
nounalso spelled AdministratorUK /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/ · US /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tɚ/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin administrātor (literally “he that is near to attend”). Doublet of administrador.
1
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.
- Kraft Heinz said the new products will be available nationwide to all school administrators to procure and offer to students either for purchase in the lunchroom – though the company did not disclose the cost to schools – or for free through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).2023 March 13, Parija Kavilanz, “Lunchables are going to be rolled out directly to students. Here’s what’s in them”, in CNN:
- 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.2025 February 25, Kaitlan Collins and Tierney Sneed, “White House reveals who DOGE acting administrator is”, in CNN:
2
Law 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
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network.
- Synonyms
- chief, head, head man, controller, comptroller, duke, foreman, organizer overseer, superintendent, supervisor, admin
- Derived terms
- administratorial, administratorship, administratress, city administrator, co-administrator, coadministrator, database administrator, maladministrator, nonadministrator, subadministrator, superadministrator, sysadmin, system administrator
- Related terms
- administer, administration, administrative