supervisor

[ soo-per-vahy-zer ]
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noun
  1. a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.

  2. Education. an official responsible for assisting teachers in the preparation of syllabuses, in devising teaching methods, etc., in a department of instruction, especially in public schools.

  1. (in some U.S. states) the chief elected administrative officer of a township, who is often also a member of the governing board of the county.

Origin of supervisor

1
1425–75; late Middle English <Medieval Latin supervīsor, equivalent to supervid-, stem of supervidēre to supervise + -tor-tor, with dt>s

Other words from supervisor

  • su·per·vi·sor·ship, noun
  • pre·su·per·vi·sor, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for supervisor

supervisor

/ (ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə) /


noun
  1. a person who manages or supervises

  2. a foreman or forewoman

  1. (in some British universities) a tutor supervising the work, esp research work, of a student

  2. (in some US schools) an administrator running a department of teachers

  3. (in some US states) the elected chief official of a township or other subdivision of a county

  4. obsolete a spectator

Derived forms of supervisor

  • supervisorship, noun

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