manager
noun
man·ag·er
ˈma-ni-jər 
: one that manages: such as
a
: a person who conducts business or household affairs
He was promoted to manager last month.
b
: a person whose work or profession is management
c(1)
: a person who directs a team or athlete
the manager of a baseball team
(2)
: a student who in scholastic or collegiate sports supervises equipment and records under the direction of a coach
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Examples of manager in a Sentence
I'd like to speak to the manager, please.
He was promoted to manager last year.
The team's general manager acquired five new players for the upcoming season.
The manager decided to change pitchers in the eighth inning.
The actress recently fired her manager.
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Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Could Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker serve as one solution for general manager Dana Brown?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The plan is to sell a majority stake in a management buyout led by current general manager Florin Filote.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
These roles might include a manager at work, entrepreneur, teacher, member of a school board, and neighborhood organizer, for example.
—Allison Torres Burtka, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
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Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Could Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker serve as one solution for general manager Dana Brown?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The plan is to sell a majority stake in a management buyout led by current general manager Florin Filote.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
These roles might include a manager at work, entrepreneur, teacher, member of a school board, and neighborhood organizer, for example.
—Allison Torres Burtka, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manager. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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manager
noun
man·ag·er
ˈman-ij-ər
1
: a person who manages especially a business or household affairs
2
: a person who directs a team or an athlete
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