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project manager

American  
[proj-ekt man-i-jer] / ˈprɒdʒ ɛkt ˌmæn ɪ dʒər /

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.


Etymology

Origin of project manager

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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“A guy who’s taking a girl to dinner is probably not taking three other girls to dinner that week,” Alexa Vargas, a 30-year-old project manager in San Diego, posted on TikTok.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In both countries, "many of the provinces and states leading coal development are major coal-producing regions", said Christine Shearer, project manager of GEM's Global Coal Plant Tracker and author of the report.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

An exclusive look at Docs Live, Google’s new speech-powered AI project manager and writing partner.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Opeyemi Ademola, 28, a project manager in Lagos, has a disability which is not visible.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

NASA’s project manager for that pioneering Seasat launch was Walt McCandless.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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