administrator

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin administrātor (literally “he that is near to attend”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ədˈmɪnɪstɹeɪtə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ədˈmɪnɪstɹeɪtɚ/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

administrator (plural administrators)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • co-administrator

Translations

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Latin

Etymology

From administrō (“attend upon, assist”), from ad- (“to”) +‎ ministrō (“attend, manage”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ad.mi.nisˈtraː.tor/, [ad.mɪ.nɪsˈtraː.tɔr]

Noun

administrātor m (genitive administrātōris); third declension

  1. manager, conductor, administrator

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative administrātor administrātōrēs
genitive administrātōris administrātōrum
dative administrātōrī administrātōribus
accusative administrātōrem administrātōrēs
ablative administrātōre administrātōribus
vocative administrātor administrātōrēs

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Latvian

Noun

administrator m

  1. vocative singular form of administrators

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

administrator m (definite singular administratoren, indefinite plural administratorer, definite plural administratorene)

  1. an administrator

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

administrator m (definite singular administratoren, indefinite plural administratorar, definite plural administratorane)

  1. an administrator

References

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ad.mʲi.ɲiˈstra.tɔr/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

administrator m pers

  1. administrator

Declension

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French administrateur, Latin administrātor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ad.mi.nis.traˈtor/

Noun

administrator m (plural administratori, feminine equivalent administratoare)

  1. administrator

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • administrator delegat

References

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adminǐstraːtor/
  • Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧ni‧stra‧tor

Noun

adminìstrātor m (Cyrillic spelling админѝстра̄тор)

  1. administrator

Declension

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