overseer

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US /ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #29012

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    One who oversees or supervises.

    It is often deemed advisable to knock a man slave down, in order to tie him, but it is considered cowardly and inexcusable, in an overseer, thus to deal with a woman.

  2. 2
    noun

    a person who directs and manages an organization

  3. 3
    noun

    A critic.

Etymology

From oversee + -er.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · a person who directs and... superintendent
Word family
Derived forms overseeressoverseerismoverseershipsuboverseer

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