supervisor

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  1. noun One who supervises.
  2. noun One who is in charge of a particular department or unit, as in a governmental agency or school system.
  3. noun One who is an elected administrative officer in certain U.S. counties and townships.

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  • They had decided on an older construction supervisor, a man named Jaccs Dupree, as their leader I had them get into lines, one for surveyors, one for masons, one for draftsmen, and so on. —  LeoA
  • One of the doors, on the north wall, is usually under tight surveillance by Building G's crew because that's where Swerdlow comes from, and it's a poor bunch of line rats that doesn't know where their supervisor is at all times. —  FSFMay2005
  • I would have reneged, but the poor woman was starting her third day, she was really nice, and her supervisor was a total bitch. —  Baltiblogs
  • The organisation / the Editor / or anyone officiating as their supervisor are in turn obliged to protect such confidential sources, divulged by the journalists under such circumstances.
  • When you ask for a supervisor, they tell us to take your name and number and account info and send it into an email address. (homeps@nucomm. com) How are we connected? —  Consumerist
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Etymologies (1)

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  1. from Middle English supervisor, from Middle Latin supervisor, from supervidere, past participle supervisus, supervise: see supervise.
 

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/sjupərˈvaɪzər/
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