US /ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/ UK /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/
noun Freq #1462

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person whose job is to be in charge of a business, shop, or part of an organization.

    The store manager helped us find exactly what we needed.

  2. 2
    noun

    A person who trains and leads a sports team.

    The manager celebrated four gold medals in a single year.

  3. 3
    noun

    A person who looks after the business affairs of a singer or performer.

    Her manager arranged a world tour for the band.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person whose job is to be... bossdirectorsupervisor
2 noun · a person who trains and... coach
Word family
Forms manageressmanagers
Derived forms chairmanagerco-managercomanagermanagerdommanageresemanagerlessmanagerlymanagershipmicromanagermomagermultimanagernonmanager
Related forms managemanagementmanageressmanagerial

Etymology

From manage + -er.

Topics

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