noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/
General-American:/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 D M IH1 N AH0 S T R EY2 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
Examples
For quotations using this term, see Citations:administrator.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The queen's representative in some Commonwealth territories, comparable to a Governor General.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
someone who manages a government agency or department
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: executive
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: head, chief, top dog
Narrower terms: commissioner, Director of Central Intelligence, DCI, prefect, Secretary General, triumvir, Raffles, Sir Thomas Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Stuyvesant, Peter Stuyvesant, Petrus Stuyvesant
6
noun
Meaning 6
the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fiduciary
7
noun
Meaning 7
someone who administers a business
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-néwti Proto-Indo-European *minéwti Proto-Italic *minuō? Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Italic *-(j)ōs? Proto-Italic *minōs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *minosteros Latin minister Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin ministrō Latin administrō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin administrātorbor. English administrator Borrowed from Latin administrātor (literally “he that is near to attend”). Doublet of administrador.
Across languages
Translations
204 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
administrator
— one who administers affairs
Arabic:
مُدِير
(mudīr)
— one who administers affairs
Arabic:
مُدِيرَة
(mudīra)
— one who administers affairs
Armenian:
վարիչ
(varičʻ)
— one who administers affairs
Armenian:
կառավարիչ
(kaṙavaričʻ)
— one who administers affairs
Basque:
administratzaile
— one who administers affairs
Belarusian:
адміністра́тар
(administrátar)
— one who administers affairs
Belarusian:
адміністра́тарка
(administrátarka)
— one who administers affairs
Bulgarian:
упра́вител
(uprávitel)
— one who administers affairs
Bulgarian:
упра́вителка
(uprávitelka)
— one who administers affairs
Bulgarian:
ръководи́тел
(rǎkovodítel)
— one who administers affairs
Bulgarian:
ръководи́телка
(rǎkovodítelka)
— one who administers affairs
Catalan:
administrador
— one who administers affairs
Catalan:
administradora
— one who administers affairs
Chinese Mandarin:
管理員 /管理员
(guǎnlǐyuán)
— one who administers affairs
Chinese Mandarin:
管理者
(guǎnlǐzhě)
— one who administers affairs
Czech:
správce
— one who administers affairs
Czech:
správkyně
— one who administers affairs
Czech:
administrátor
— one who administers affairs
Czech:
administrátorka
— one who administers affairs
Danish:
administrator
— one who administers affairs
Dutch:
beheerder
— one who administers affairs
Esperanto:
administranto
— one who administers affairs
Estonian:
administraator
— one who administers affairs
Estonian:
valitseja
— one who administers affairs
Finnish:
hallintovirkamies (in gov't)
— one who administers affairs
Finnish:
hallinnoija
— one who administers affairs
French:
administrateur
— one who administers affairs
French:
administratrice
— one who administers affairs
French:
gestionnaire
— one who administers affairs
French:
gérant
— one who administers affairs
French:
gérante
— one who administers affairs
Georgian:
ადმინისტრატორი
(adminisṭraṭori)
— one who administers affairs
German:
Verwalter
— one who administers affairs
German:
Verwalterin
— one who administers affairs
German:
Verwaltungsleiter
— one who administers affairs
German:
Sachbearbeiter
— one who administers affairs
German:
Administrator
— one who administers affairs
Greek:
διαχειριστής
(diacheiristís)
— one who administers affairs
Greek:
διαχειρίστρια
(diacheirístria)
— one who administers affairs
Ancient Greek:
διοικητής
(dioikētḗs)
— one who administers affairs
Haitian Creole:
administratè
— one who administers affairs
Hindi:
प्रशासक
(praśāsak)
— one who administers affairs
Hindi:
प्रबंधक
(prabandhak)
— one who administers affairs
Hungarian:
ügyintéző
— one who administers affairs
Hungarian:
adminisztrátor
— one who administers affairs
Ido:
administrero
— one who administers affairs
Ido:
administranto
— one who administers affairs
Ido:
administristo
— one who administers affairs
Indonesian:
administrator
— one who administers affairs
Indonesian:
administratur
— one who administers affairs
Irish:
riarthóir
— one who administers affairs
Italian:
amministratore
— one who administers affairs
Italian:
amministratrice
— one who administers affairs
Japanese:
管理者
(kanrisha)
— one who administers affairs
Kazakh:
әкімші
(äkımşı)
— one who administers affairs
Kazakh:
әкімгер
(äkımger)
— one who administers affairs
Kazakh:
басқарушы
(basqaruşy)
— one who administers affairs
Kazakh:
жарлықшы
(jarlyqşy)
— one who administers affairs
Kazakh:
өкімгер
(ökımger)
— one who administers affairs
Kazakh:
өкімші
(ökımşı)
— one who administers affairs
Kazakh:
тәртіпші
(tärtıpşı)
— one who administers affairs
Khmer:
អ្នកអភិបាល
(nĕək ʼaʼphibaal)
— one who administers affairs
Khmer:
អភិបាល
(ʼaʼphibaal)
— one who administers affairs
Korean:
관리자
(gwallija)
— one who administers affairs
Kyrgyz:
администратор
(administrator)
— one who administers affairs
Lao:
ຜູ້ບໍລິຫານ
(phū bǭ li hān)
— one who administers affairs
Latin:
administrator
— one who administers affairs
Latvian:
administrators
— one who administers affairs
Latvian:
administratore
— one who administers affairs
Latvian:
pārvaldnieks
— one who administers affairs
Latvian:
direktors
— one who administers affairs
Latvian:
vadītājs
— one who administers affairs
Lithuanian:
administratorius
— one who administers affairs
Lithuanian:
administratorė
— one who administers affairs
Macedonian:
администра́тор
(administrátor)
— one who administers affairs
Macedonian:
администра́торка
(administrátorka)
— one who administers affairs
Macedonian:
управник
(upravnik)
— one who administers affairs
Macedonian:
управничка
(upravnička)
— one who administers affairs
Māori:
kaiwhakahaere
— one who administers affairs
Navajo:
hooʼááłígíí
— one who administers affairs
Norman:
adminnistrateu
— one who administers affairs
Norwegian Bokmål:
administrator
— one who administers affairs
Norwegian Nynorsk:
administrator
— one who administers affairs
Iranian Persian:
مُدیر
(modir)
— one who administers affairs
Polish:
zarządca
— one who administers affairs
Polish:
zarządczyni
— one who administers affairs
Polish:
administrator
— one who administers affairs
Polish:
administratorka
— one who administers affairs
Portuguese:
administrador
— one who administers affairs
Portuguese:
administradora
— one who administers affairs
Quechua:
surkukuk
— one who administers affairs
Romanian:
administrator
— one who administers affairs
Romanian:
administratoare
— one who administers affairs
Russian:
администра́тор
(administrátor)
— one who administers affairs
Russian:
руководи́тель
(rukovodítelʹ)
— one who administers affairs
Russian:
руководи́тельница
(rukovodítelʹnica)
— one who administers affairs
Russian:
управля́ющий
(upravljájuščij)
— one who administers affairs
Russian:
управля́ющая
(upravljájuščaja)
— one who administers affairs
Russian:
распоряди́тель
(rasporjadítelʹ)
— one who administers affairs
Russian:
распоряди́тельница
(rasporjadítelʹnica)
— one who administers affairs
Scots:
admeenistrator
— one who administers affairs
Scottish Gaelic:
rianaire
— one who administers affairs
Serbo-Croatian:
упра̀витељ
— one who administers affairs
Serbo-Croatian:
управитѐљица
— one who administers affairs
Serbo-Croatian:
upràvitelj
— one who administers affairs
Serbo-Croatian:
upravitèljica
— one who administers affairs
Slovak:
správca
— one who administers affairs
Slovak:
správkyňa
— one who administers affairs
Slovak:
administrátor
— one who administers affairs
Slovak:
administrátorka
— one who administers affairs
Slovene:
upravitelj
— one who administers affairs
Slovene:
upraviteljica
— one who administers affairs
Spanish:
administrador
— one who administers affairs
Spanish:
administradora
— one who administers affairs
Swedish:
administratör
— one who administers affairs
Swedish:
handläggare
— one who administers affairs
Tajik:
мудир
(mudir)
— one who administers affairs
Tatar:
идарәче
(idaräçe)
— one who administers affairs
Thai:
ผู้บริหาร
(pûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan)
— one who administers affairs
Turkish:
yönetici
— one who administers affairs
Turkish:
idareci
— one who administers affairs
Turkish:
müdür
— one who administers affairs
Turkmen:
dolandyryjy
— one who administers affairs
Ukrainian:
адміністра́тор
(administrátor)
— one who administers affairs
Ukrainian:
адміністра́торка
(administrátorka)
— one who administers affairs
Urdu:
مُنْصَرِم
(munsarim)
— one who administers affairs
Urdu:
مُنْتَظِم
(muntazim)
— one who administers affairs
Vietnamese:
quản trị viên
— one who administers affairs
Vietnamese:
nhà quản trị
— one who administers affairs
Bulgarian:
опеку́н
(opekún)
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Catalan:
administrador
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Catalan:
administradora
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Czech:
správce
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Czech:
správkyně
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Finnish:
uskottu mies
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
French:
gestionnaire
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
German:
Nachlassverwalter
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Greek:
διαχειριστής
(diacheiristís)
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Hungarian:
hagyatéki gondnok
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Hungarian:
végrendeleti végrehajtó
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Hungarian:
gyám
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Hungarian:
vagyonfelügyelő
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Hungarian:
csődtömeggondnok
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Japanese:
遺産管理人
(isan kanrinin)
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Navajo:
dahwéetʼaahígíí
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Polish:
zarządca
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Polish:
zarządczyni
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Portuguese:
administrador
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Russian:
опеку́н
(opekún)
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Russian:
душеприка́зчик
(dušeprikázčik)
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Slovak:
správca
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Slovak:
správkyňa
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Spanish:
administrador
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Spanish:
albacea
— law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed
Belarusian:
адміністра́тар
(administrátar)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Belarusian:
адміністра́тарка
(administrátarka)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Bulgarian:
администра́тор
(administrátor)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Bulgarian:
администра́торка
(administrátorka)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Chinese Mandarin:
管理員 /管理员
(guǎnlǐyuán)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Czech:
správce
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Czech:
správkyně
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Dutch:
administrator
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Estonian:
administraator
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Finnish:
ylläpitäjä
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
French:
administrateur
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
French:
administratrice
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
French:
admin
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Georgian:
ადმინისტრატორი
(adminisṭraṭori)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
German:
Administrator
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
German:
Administratorin
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Greek:
διαχειριστής
(diacheiristís)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Haitian Creole:
administratè
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Hindi:
प्रशासक
(praśāsak)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Hungarian:
rendszergazda
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Indonesian:
administrator
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Irish:
riarthóir
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Japanese:
管理者
(kanrisha)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Kazakh:
басқарушы
(basqaruşy)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Khmer:
អ្នកអភិបាល
(nĕək ʼaʼphibaal)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Korean:
관리자
(gwallija)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Kyrgyz:
администратор
(administrator)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Latvian:
administrators
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Latvian:
administratore
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Lithuanian:
administratorius
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Lithuanian:
administratorė
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Macedonian:
администра́тор
(administrátor)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Macedonian:
администра́торка
(administrátorka)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Navajo:
dahwéetʼaahígíí
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Norman:
adminnistrateu
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Norwegian Bokmål:
administrator
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Norwegian Nynorsk:
administrator
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Iranian Persian:
مُدیر
(modir)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Polish:
administrator
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Polish:
administratorka
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Portuguese:
administrador
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Portuguese:
admin
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Slovak:
správca
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Slovak:
správkyňa
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Swedish:
administratör
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Turkish:
administratör
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Turkish:
yönetici
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Ukrainian:
адміністра́тор
(administrátor)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network
Ukrainian:
адміністра́торка
(administrátorka)
— computing: one who is responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network