Definition of administrator Administrator

/ʌdmɪˈnʌstɹejˌtɚ/ - [udminustreyter] - ad•min•is•tra•tor

We found 13 definitions of administrator from 6 different sources.

What does administrator mean?

Noun Plural: administrators
administrator - someone who manages a government agency or department
		executive
		top dog, chief, head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
		commissioner a government administrator
		dci, director of central intelligence the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency
		prefect a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"
		secretary general a person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations)
		triumvir one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome
administrator - someone who administers a business
		decision maker
		top dog, chief, head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
		academic administrator an administrator in a college or university
		managing director, manager, director someone who controls resources and expenditures
		executive director, executive persons who administer the law
		hotel manager, hotelier, hotelkeeper, hotelman, hosteller an owner or manager of hotels
		land agent a person who administers a landed estate
		security director head of a private security force working for a business or industry
administrator - the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor
		fiduciary a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"

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administrator (Noun)
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.
administrator (Noun)
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.
administrator (Noun)
One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network.

administrator (n.)
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.
administrator (n.)
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.

administrator
Someone who administers a business.
administrator
Someone who administers a computer system or computer network and who has special rights and tasks.
administrator
Someone who manages a government agency or department.

Administrators are people who organize things like businesses. All businesses have administrators. They make decisions, organize the people who work there and make sure that things are working alright and there are no problems. Their work is called "administration". The administrators are part of the "management".

Administrator is also the person in charge of some of the small territories of the United Kingdom, for example Ascension Island and the British Antarctic Territory which are too small to run their own government.

On the Internet, an "administrator" means something a little different. On the Internet, an administrator is like a big boss and a police officer. He or she can even ban someone if they are putting bad things on the Internet.