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overseer
[ oh-ver-see-er, -seer ]
/ ˈoʊ vərˌsi ər, -ˌsɪər /
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noun
a person who oversees; supervisor; manager: the overseer of a plantation.
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OTHER WORDS FROM overseer
sub·o·ver·se·er, nounWords nearby overseer
overscrupulous, overseas, overseas cap, overseas telegram, oversee, overseer, oversell, oversensitive, overset, oversew, oversexed
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British Dictionary definitions for overseer
overseer
/ (ˈəʊvəˌsiːə) /
noun
Also called (less commonly): overlooker a person who oversees others, esp workmen
British history short for overseer of the poor; a minor official of a parish attached to the workhouse or poorhouse
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