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supervisor

[ soo-per-vahy-zer ]
/ ˈsu pərˌvaɪ zər /
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noun

a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
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.
(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.

Words related to supervisor

administrator, superintendent, custodian, executive, chief, boss, director, manager, overseer, inspector, curator, caretaker, head, super, foreperson, zookeeper

Words nearby supervisor

supervene, supervenient, supervise, supervision, supervision order, supervisor, supervisory, supervisory board, superwaif, superweed, superwoman

Origin of supervisor

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, nounpre·su·per·vi·sor, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for supervisor

supervisor
/ (ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə) /

noun

a person who manages or supervises
a foreman or forewoman
(in some British universities) a tutor supervising the work, esp research work, of a student
(in some US schools) an administrator running a department of teachers
(in some US states) the elected chief official of a township or other subdivision of a county
obsolete a spectator

Derived forms of supervisor

supervisorship, noun
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