supervisor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.

   Near-synonyms: superintendent, manager, boss, executive, overseer

2. 2
   noun

   A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.

   Kashruth fraud in Brooklyn. Seems a goon squad of fake mashgichim or kosher supervisors have been making their way around the neighborhoods pulling surprise ‘inspections’ on different shops and restaurants, selling them fancy-looking certificates to put in the window […]

3. 3
   noun

   A process responsible for managing other processes.

   The clock burst which enables the supervisor to housekeep the console input and output and to change program status is currently set to 200 ms.

4. 4
   noun

   a program that controls the execution of other programs

5. 5
   noun

   one who supervises or has charge and direction of

6. 6
   noun

   In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century C.E.; from Middle English supervisor, supervisour, supervysor, supervysour, from Latin supervīsor, from supervideō, in turn from super + videō. By surface analysis, supervise + -or.