manager

[man-i-jer]

noun

1. a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.

   Synonyms: boss, supervisor, superintendent, executive, administrator

2. a person who manages.

   the manager of our track team.

3. a person who controls and manipulates resources and expenditures, as of a household.

4. British.,  (formerly) a theatrical producer.

manager

/ ˈmænɪdʒə /

noun

1. a person who directs or manages an organization, industry, shop, etc

2. a person who controls the business affairs of an actor, entertainer, etc

3. a person who controls the training of a sportsman or team

4. a person who has a talent for managing efficiently

5. law a person appointed by a court to carry on a business during receivership

6. (in Britain) a member of either House of Parliament appointed to arrange a matter in which both Houses are concerned

7. a computer program that organizes a resource, such as a set of files or a database

Other Word Forms

• managership noun
• submanager noun
• submanagership noun
• undermanager noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of manager¹

First recorded in 1580–90; manage + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He was linked with the vacant manager's job at Rangers last week, but sources have told BBC Sport he is unlikely to be interested in that role.

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Steven Gerrard has turned down the chance to return to Rangers for a second stint as manager, with the timing of the move believed to be behind his shock decision.

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“I don’t even know where to begin to try to recap all the heroic efforts that went into today,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said afterward, “from one guy to the next.”

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Wall Street currently views AI as primarily a consumer product and not a business application, according to Bryan Wong, portfolio manager at Osterweis Capital Management.

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But its breadth and its focus on red-hot tech shares and smaller banks rattled some analysts and portfolio managers, who had come to believe that the 2025 market advance had grown immune to trade-war tensions.

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Related Words

• administrator 
• boss 
• controller 
• director 
• executive 
• officer 
• official 
• organizer 
• producer 
• superintendent 
• supervisor 

When To Use

What does manager mean?

Manager most commonly refers to a person who supervises employees in a company or other organization.Managers are typically somewhere in the middle level of an organization—the term most commonly refers to a person who is a boss but also has a boss. Manager is the noun form of the verb manage, which has many meanings but commonly means to be in charge of or supervise employees.Example: After six years, I’ve finally been promoted to the position of manager.