overlooker
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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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