supervisor

B2 Topic:Work & Careers

US /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/ UK /ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #6486

Meanings

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

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

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

The supervisor restarts any process that crashes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person whose job is to... boss executive manager overseer superintendent

3 noun · in computing, a program... supervisory program

Word family

Forms supervisors

Related forms oversight supercargo supervisesuperviseesupervision supervisory

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.

supervisor Middle English supervīsor Latin

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Topics

Work & Careers

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# supervisor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 6486

## Meanings
1. A person whose job is to oversee and direct the work of others.
2. Someone who watches over a person or activity to make sure rules are followed.
3. In computing, a program that controls and manages the running of other programs.

## Examples
- My supervisor checks my report before it goes to the client.
- A supervisor stood at the front of the exam hall the whole time.
- The supervisor restarts any process that crashes.

## Related Forms
- oversight
- supercargo
- supervise
- supervisee
- supervision
- supervisory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: supervisor
- Root: supervīsor

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Supervisor 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. In present-day use, it can mean a person whose job is to oversee and direct the work of others, or someone who watches over a person or activity to make sure rules are followed.

## Topics
- Work & Careers

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