manager
a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
a person who manages: the manager of our track team.
a person who controls and manipulates resources and expenditures, as of a household.
British. (formerly) a theatrical producer.
Origin of manager
1Other words for manager
Other words from manager
- man·ag·er·ship, noun
- sub·man·ag·er, noun
- sub·man·ag·er·ship, noun
- un·der·man·ag·er, noun
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How to use manager in a sentence
Third, the destruction: These hedge-fund managers want to eliminate all limits and oversight of charter schools.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools | Zephyr Teachout | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are shop managers, salesmen, students, and accountants.
Corporate managers are always going to approach matters differently to journalists.
Journalists + eBay Billionaire = Chaos. The Troubles at Pierre Omidyar’s First Look Media | Lloyd Grove | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe wrote to the managers and requested it be made accessible to her, but her request was dismissed.
TEDx Talks Have a Disability Problem—but This Incredible Young Woman Is Working to Change That | Nina Strochlic | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTManagers of the “Rich Kids of Tehran” account have shrugged off such accusations anyway.
The Blinged-Up Rich Kids of Tehran on Instagram | Lizzie Crocker | October 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
General managers were men too busy to spend much time upon the study of dress.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow(Thoughtfully to himself) I wonder how a rough scenario would strike the managers.
First Plays | A. A. MilneThere I met my brother managers in the Irish railway world, and learned something of the other lines.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIt was intrusted to me by a law firm in Baltimore, the business managers of Mrs. Calvert's property.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondThe musician not showing any visible appreciation of the managers metaphor, Perkins immediately proceeded to uncock his eye.
The Fifth String | John Philip Sousa
British Dictionary definitions for manager
/ (ˈmænɪdʒə) /
a person who directs or manages an organization, industry, shop, etc
a person who controls the business affairs of an actor, entertainer, etc
a person who controls the training of a sportsman or team
a person who has a talent for managing efficiently
law a person appointed by a court to carry on a business during receivership
(in Britain) a member of either House of Parliament appointed to arrange a matter in which both Houses are concerned
a computer program that organizes a resource, such as a set of files or a database
Derived forms of manager
- managership, noun
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