administrator

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tɚ/ UK /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/ See IPA manual

Freq #12670

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1

noun
A person who manages or runs an organization, business, or government office.

The school administrator was responsible for the entire teaching schedule.
2

noun
A person who looks after and maintains a computer system or network.

The system administrator reset everyone's passwords after the breach.

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1 noun · a person who manages or... manager supervisor executive

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Forms administrators

Derived forms administratorialadministratorshipadministratressco-administratorcoadministratormaladministratornonadministratorsubadministratorsuperadministratorsysadmin

Related forms administer administration administrative

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Italic *minōs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *minosteros Latin minister 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.

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# administrator

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/
**Frequency rank:** 12670

## Meanings
1. A person who manages or runs an organization, business, or government office.
2. A person who looks after and maintains a computer system or network.

## Examples
- The school administrator was responsible for the entire teaching schedule.
- The system administrator reset everyone's passwords after the breach.

## Synonyms
- admin

## Derived Forms
- administratorial
- administratorship
- administratress
- co-administrator
- coadministrator
- maladministrator
- nonadministrator
- subadministrator
- superadministrator
- sysadmin

## Related Forms
- administer
- administration
- administrative

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Italic *minōs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *minosteros Latin minister 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.

## AI Etymology
Administrator is borrowed from Latin administrātor (literally “he that is near to attend”). Doublet of administrador. The historical chain records Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd, Proto-Italic *ad, Proto-Italic *ad-, Latin ad-, Proto-Indo-European *mey-, Proto-Indo-European *-yōs, Proto-Italic *minōs, Proto-Indo-European *-teros, Proto-Italic *-teros, Proto-Italic *minosteros, Latin minister, Latin ministrō, Latin administrō, Proto-Indo-European *-tōr, Proto-Italic *-tōr, and Latin -tor. Current senses include a person who manages or runs an organization, business, or government office and a person who looks after and maintains a computer system or network. The wider family includes derived forms such as administratorial, administratorship, administratress, co-administrator, and coadministrator and related words such as administer, administration, and administrative.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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