supervisor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person whose job is to oversee and direct the work of others.

   My supervisor checks my report before it goes to the client.

2. 2
   noun

   Someone who watches over a person or activity to make sure rules are followed.

   A supervisor stood at the front of the exam hall the whole time.

3. 3
   noun

   In computing, a program that controls and manages the running of other programs.

   The supervisor restarts any process that crashes.

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.

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