Synonyms for administrator
Most common
chief manager supervisor overseer super-user decision-maker receiver
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Manager — one who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial…
manager, superintendent US, supervisor, chief, overseer, head man, head, boss, controller, comptroller, foreman, duke
2. Officer
Other
admin informal, decision-maker, super-user, receiver
Definitions
- n. 1
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.
- n. 2
A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
For quotations using this term, see Citations:administrator.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- administrators → managers, superintendents, supervisors, chiefs…
Example sentences
- chief High tariffs are the chief obstacles to free trade.
- manager The manager sat on the bench with his arms folded.
- supervisor His supervisor gave him a sterling recommendation.
- overseer The slave doesn't want to be free. He wants to become an overseer.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| administrator | falling | |
| chief | falling | |
| manager | steady | |
| supervisor | falling | |
| overseer | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- head1, boss1, duke1
- 5 letters
- chief1, admin2
- 7 letters
- manager3, officer3, foreman2
- 8 letters
- receiver3, overseer4
- 9 letters
- executive4
- 10 letters
- controller3, supervisor4
- 11 letters
- comptroller3, functionary4
- 14 letters
- superintendent5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (admin2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- administrateur
- Català
- administrador