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supervisor
One who is in charge of a particular department or unit, as in a governmental agency or school system.
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  1. One who is in charge of a particular department or unit, as in a governmental agency or school system.
  2. In certain school systems, an official in charge of the courses of study for a particular subject and of all teachers of that subject
  3. A person who supervises; superintendent; manager; director
manager
(--- Baseball) The person in overall charge of a team and its strategy during games, practice sessions, etc.
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  1. (--- Baseball) The person in overall charge of a team and its strategy during games, practice sessions, etc.
  2. One who is in charge of the business affairs of an entertainer.
  3. In a school or college, a student in charge of the equipment and records of a team under the supervision of a coach
superintendent
A janitor or custodian in a building, especially in an apartment house.
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  1. A janitor or custodian in a building, especially in an apartment house.
  2. A person responsible for the maintenance of a building; custodian
  3. A person in charge of a department, institution, etc.; director; supervisor
boss
An enlarged part of a shaft to which another shaft is coupled or to which a wheel or gear is keyed.
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  1. An enlarged part of a shaft to which another shaft is coupled or to which a wheel or gear is keyed.
  2. A person in authority over employees, as an employer, a manager, or a foreman
  3. A person who controls a political machine or organization, as in a county
director
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).
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  1. One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).
  2. A member of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of an institution or corporation.
  3. The head of a project, bureau, school, etc.; supervisor
foreman
A man who chairs and speaks for a jury.
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  1. A man who chairs and speaks for a jury.
  2. A man who serves as the leader of a work crew, as in a factory.
  3. A person in charge of a department or group of workers in a factory, mill, etc.
foreperson
A foreman or forewoman.
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  1. A foreman or forewoman.
  2. The chair and spokesperson for a jury:
  3. The leader of a work crew, as in a factory.
forewoman
A woman who chairs and speaks for a jury.
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  1. A woman who chairs and speaks for a jury.
  2. A woman who serves as the leader of a work crew, as in a factory.
head
The working end of a tool or implement:
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  1. The working end of a tool or implement:
  2. A single animal:
  3. A person who leads, rules, or is in charge; a leader, chief, or director:
manager
(--- Baseball) The person in overall charge of a team and its strategy during games, practice sessions, etc.
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  1. (--- Baseball) The person in overall charge of a team and its strategy during games, practice sessions, etc.
  2. A person who manages
  3. One who is in charge of the business affairs of an entertainer.
superintendent
A person in charge of a department, institution, etc.; director; supervisor
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  1. A person in charge of a department, institution, etc.; director; supervisor
  2. A janitor or custodian in a building, especially in an apartment house.
  3. A person responsible for the maintenance of a building; custodian
supervisor
In certain school systems, an official in charge of the courses of study for a particular subject and of all teachers of that subject
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  1. In certain school systems, an official in charge of the courses of study for a particular subject and of all teachers of that subject
  2. One who is in charge of a particular department or unit, as in a governmental agency or school system.
  3. A person who supervises; superintendent; manager; director
taskmaster
A person who regularly imposes difficult or demanding tasks.
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  1. A person who regularly imposes difficult or demanding tasks.
  2. Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.
taskmistress
Female equivalent of taskmaster.
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  1. Female equivalent of taskmaster.
  2. A woman who imposes tasks, especially burdensome or laborious ones.
straw boss
A supervisor who has little or no authority to enforce his or her orders
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  1. A supervisor who has little or no authority to enforce his or her orders
  2. A worker who acts as a boss or crew leader in addition to performing regular duties.
  3. A person having subordinate authority, as a foreman's assistant
chief
One who is highest in rank or authority; a leader.
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  1. One who is highest in rank or authority; a leader.
  2. The head or leader of a group, organization, etc.; person of highest title or authority
  3. (Naut.) A chief engineer or chief petty officer
Find another word for overseer. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for overseer, like: supervisor, manager, superintendent, foreman, boss, director, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, head and manager.

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  • In 1884-1890 he was an overseer of Harvard College.

  • "God be thanked," thought the overseer, "the storm has blown over!"

  • Being much excited by the first events of the Revolution, he gave up his desk to enter a printer's office, and by 1791 he was overseer of the printing department of the Moniteur.

  • Bancroft was "the chief overseer" of the authorized version of the Bible.

  • He was for many years an overseer and preacher of Harvard University, his influence upon the religious life of the university being deep and wide.

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