overseer

[oh-ver-see-er, -seer]

noun

1. a person who oversees; supervisor; manager.

   the overseer of a plantation.

   Synonyms: director, boss, head, chief

overseer

/ ˈəʊvəˌsiːə /

noun

1. Also called (less commonly): overlooker. a person who oversees others, esp workmen

2. history short for overseer of the poor; a minor official of a parish attached to the workhouse or poorhouse

Other Word Forms

• suboverseer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of overseer¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; oversee, -er ¹

Example Sentences

There are further Bernstein and librettist Steven Sondheim overseers to consider.

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Affordable housing grantmakers, lenders and urban planning regulators share agency letterhead with cannabis and alcohol industry overseers, professional licensors, car mechanic watchdogs and everyone at the California Horse Racing Board.

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“We respect your right to freedom of choice,” the overseer says in the third episode, “001.”

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You’d think the Supreme Court — in particular Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., the overseer of the judicial branch — would have the lower courts’ backs.

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In previous testimony in Congress, the newly named overseer of the programme, Space Force General Michael Guetlein, said that the Golden Dome will build on existing systems that are largely aimed at traditional ICBMs.

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Related Words

• superintendent 
• supervisor