overseer

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #29012

Meanings

1

noun
A person who watches over and directs the work of others.

The factory overseer made sure every shift met its targets.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who watches over... supervisor superintendent

More administrator chief comptroller controller curator foreman head organizer

Word family

Forms overseers

Derived forms overseeressoverseerismoverseershipsuboverseer

Etymology

From oversee + -er.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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