administrator
noun
Simple meaning
One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
uhdminuhstrayterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ədˈmɪnəstɹeɪtɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Someone who administers a business
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.
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
uk
The queen's representative in some Commonwealth territories, comparable to a Governor General.
computing
One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: 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
Used this way, administrator is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a legal use: the wording is institutional and carries a defined meaning in law rather than a loose everyday one.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Law/legal
- Government/politics
- Academic writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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More ways to use administrator
- “The school administrator sent an email to all the parents.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
Related to Someone who administers a business.
By or for an administrator.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
An administrator in a college or university.
A person in charge of managing and maintaining a computer system of telecommunication system (as for a business or institution).
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