administrator
27
5.4
- noun
- /ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər/
- Specialized
:
administrador (de la herencia)
- As the appointed administrator of her late father's estate, she was responsible for settling all his debts.
- school administrators
- building administrators
- program administrator
Examples
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If I'm appointed administrator of the estate, I shall probably just call in Corey.
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Hi, I'm the administrator of the estate of a client of yours who passed away.
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I said, "All right, you can sign for her as administrator of her estate."
Fiction book (2000) -
During that time the court will appoint an administrator
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Sign here, Jasmin Quaid, deceased, by Allen Quaid, administrator of her estate.
Fiction book (2000) -
The court designated a local attorney as the administrator to handle the estate of the deceased individual without a will.
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After the hearing, the judge confirmed me as the administrator of the estate, allowing me to distribute the assets accordingly.
Synonyms
3
6.9
A person chosen by law to manage someone's affairs and money after they die
1
9.6
A woman chosen by a court to manage a dead person's money and property
Compounds
- Specialized
4
4.0
A person who manages and keeps a computer network working in a company or school
How Senior
- Formal
- Specialized
27
5.4
- Formal
10
5.3
658
3.4
273
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
administrator = administer (semi-transparent) = administer + ator
Form is clearly an agentive noun built from 'administer', but the specific legal role in sense 1 is a specialized appointment that may not be inferable by general learners.
Etymology
Administrator comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and ministrare 'to serve'. It is the same root as minister, so an administrator is someone who 'serves' by managing and taking care of a person's money and things after they die.