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fiduciary vs administrator

administrator vs fiduciary

fiduciary and administrator both are nouns.

fiduciary is an adjective but administrator is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fiduciary Yes Yes No No
administrator Yes No No No
As nouns, administrator is a hyponym of fiduciary; that is, administrator is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fiduciary:
  • fiduciary: a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
  • administrator: the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor
Other hyponyms of fiduciary include conservator, executor, liquidator, receiver, steward, legal guardian, trustee.
fiduciary (noun) administrator (noun)
a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary someone who administers a business
the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor
someone who manages a government agency or department
fiduciary (adjective) administrator (adjective)
relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
Difference between fiduciary and administrator

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