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administrator (n.)

"one who has been given authority to manage," mid-15c., from Middle French administrateur or directly from Latin administrator "a manager, conductor," agent noun from past participle stem of administrare "to manage, control, superintend" (see administer). Estate sense is earliest. For ending, see -er.

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Definitions of administrator from WordNet

administrator (n.)
someone who administers a business;
Synonyms: decision maker
administrator (n.)
the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor;
administrator (n.)
someone who manages a government agency or department;
Synonyms: executive
From wordnet.princeton.edu