overlooker

/ (ˈəʊvəˌlʊkə) /

noun

another word (less common) for overseer (def. 1)

Nearby words

overline, overlive, overload, overlong, overlook, overlooker, overlord, overly, overlying, overman, overmantel

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Examples from the Web for overlooker

I parted here with the gentleman who had accompanied me hitherto, and the overlooker went on with me.
Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine|Edwin Waugh
I once heard a manufacturer ask an overlooker: “Is so and so not back yet?”
The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844|Frederick Engels
The second son of Mr. Drench, a neighbouring farmer and friend, came to the Copse Farm by day as overlooker.
Johnny Ludlow, Third Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
That could not be possible, thought the overlooker, and had a look into the wood-shed.
Folk Tales Every Child Should Know|Various

He was the overlooker and went off to de Yankees, when dey come for foraging through dat country de first time.
Slave Narratives, Oklahoma|Various