-ˌstrād.ə(r), -ātə-, -āˌtȯ(ə)r, -āˌtȯ(ə) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin, manager, from administratus + -or
1. : a person legally vested by a probate court with the right of administration of an estate — compare executor
2. : one that administers: as
a. : an officer appointed to govern (as a colony or dependency)
b. : an officer that directs or superintends affairs (as of a business, school, or government agency)
c. : a priest appointed to administer temporarily a diocese, parish, or ecclesiastical institution