project manager

[ proj-ekt man-i-jer ]

noun

1. a person who is in charge of the planning, execution, and completion of a particular project, or of projects generally at a particular organization:

   His new job is project manager at a software company.

   A project manager will be needed to carry out the planned rehabilitation of the storm-damaged housing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of project manager¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

She foresees a project manager, nurses, social workers, and guards, along with an on-call doctor and legal advisor.

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Then a smart project manager came up with the idea of raising the roadway on the existing bridge by about 100 feet.

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In short, the abilities of a successful independent-project manager.

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So they encouraged him to apply to be a project manager at Microsoft.

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Her husband is a project manager for the Montana Department of Revenue.

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