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administrator
CIDE DICTIONARY
administrator, n. [L.].
- One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager. [1913 Webster]
- A man 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
administrator, n.
1 a person who administers a business or public affairs.
2 a person capable of organizing (is no administrator).
3 Law a person appointed to manage the estate of a person who has died intestate.
4 a person who performs official duties in some sphere, e.g. in religion or justice.
1 a person who administers a business or public affairs.
2 a person capable of organizing (is no administrator).
3 Law a person appointed to manage the estate of a person who has died intestate.
4 a person who performs official duties in some sphere, e.g. in religion or justice.
Derivative
administratorship n. administratrix n.
Etymology
L (as ADMINISTER)
THESAURUS
administrator
academic dean, administration, agent, chancellor, conductor, dean, dean of men, dean of women, deputy, directeur, director, exec, governor, headmaster, headmistress, impresario, intendant, manager, master, officer, official, president, principal, producer, provost, rector, responsible person, supercargo, vice-chancellorFor further exploring for "administrator" in Webster Dictionary Online