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

Yet fund managers are also heavily “overweight” stocks in their portfolios, meaning they have a higher allocation to stocks than their benchmarks.

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Such strategies appeal to investors as demand for land, water and electricity surges, particularly from data centers running artificial-intelligence systems, fund managers said.

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Moreover, much of the stock’s underperformance appears to reflect “atmospheric” credit concerns, with credit managers, banks, and business development companies all facing increased pressure “for reasons we consider dubious.”

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The dire statistics are stretching belief in the manager among the United fanbase heading into a sequence of matches their club has been awful in for the past two seasons.

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If you look at it through the prism of 'I'm a failed manager who's lucky to get this job' then of course this first five weeks looks like 'this guy's under pressure'.

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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.