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overlooker

British  
/ ˈəʊvəˌlʊkə /

noun

  1. another word (less common) for overseer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Why, to judge from all the whispers we hear," the overlooker commented, "we are like enough to get our backs well hazelled before long."

From With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne by Strang, Herbert

If you don't keep a sharp eye on your work the overlooker 'ull know the reason why in double-quick time!…

From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

In the third year Hamilton gave up his sail-boat, and had himself rowed across the Narrows, where the overlooker of a salt estate he had bought awaited him with a horse.

From The Conqueror by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

Sometimes de overlooker don' let dem git married.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

If part of a feudal manor, the wife of its lord acted often as overseer; if attached to some abbey, a general overlooker filled the same place.

From Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future by Campbell, Helen

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