Word family noun administration administrator adjective administrative verb administrate adverb administratively
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishadministratorad‧min‧is‧tra‧tor /ədˈmɪnəstreɪtə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable] BOBBsomeone whose job involves managing the work of a company or organizationExamples from the Corpus
administrator• What follows is an inside look at an arts administrator at work.• Howard Patrick, executive administrator of Cannon County, has been determined to turn things around.• Nadine works as a hospital administrator.• Poor Law administrators in practice operated with considerably varying degrees of harshness or generosity.• Its only proposal for health is to undo reforms which make administrators pay more attention to patients.• Stella the personnel administrator will not simply push paper around in Personnel but will take action to cut down on the bureaucracy.• This process should improve communication among teachers, administrators, and parents.• One day after the riot, probation officers and state and county investigators interviewed children and the administrators.• The celebration was planned by Todd's catechist, volunteer musicians and the administrator at the home.From Longman Business Dictionaryadministratorad‧min‧is‧tra‧tor /ədˈmɪnəstreɪtə-ər/ noun [countable]1COMMERCEJOBsomeone who manages and organizes the work of a company or organizationHe was a superb marketer, but as an administrator he was disorganized.2LAWJOBsomeone who manages a company that has been put into administrationThe company might have to be put into the hands of an administrator. → compare receiver