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administrator

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ad·min·is·tra·tor  (d-mn-strtr)
n.
1. One who administers, especially one who works as a manager in a business, government agency, or school.
2. Law One appointed to administer an estate.

administrator
Noun
a person who administers an organization or estate
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.administratoradministrator - someone who administers a business  
academic administrator - an administrator in a college or university
director, manager, managing director - someone who controls resources and expenditures
executive, executive director - a person responsible for the administration of a business
chief, top dog, head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
hosteller, hotel manager, hotelier, hotelkeeper, hotelman - 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
vice chancellor - a deputy or assistant to someone bearing the title of chancellor
2.administratoradministrator - 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"
3.administratoradministrator - someone who manages a government agency or department
commissioner - a government administrator
DCI, Director of Central Intelligence - the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency
chief, top dog, head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
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
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administrator [ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtəʳ] nadministrador(a) m/f
administrator [ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtəʳ] nadministrateur/trice
administrator [ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtəʳ] administer nVerwaltungsbeamte(r) f(m)
administrator [ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtəʳ] namministratore/trice

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The body was buried and the public administrator took charge of the estate.
The estate of Silas Deemer being in the hands of an administrator who had thought it best to dispose of the "business" the store had been closed ever since the owner's death, the goods having been removed by another "merchant" who had purchased them en bloc.
Young speedily proved himself to be a skilful administrator as well as a resolute chief.
 
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