overseer

noun

over·​seer ˈō-vər-ˌsir 

ˈō-və-,

-ˌsē-ər;

ˌō-vər-ˈsir,

ˌō-və-,

-ˈsē-ər

plural overseers

: a person who oversees others : a person with supervisory responsibilities

Her insider status was cemented in 1988 with a stint as … overseer of the party's nominating convention.

—Gwen Ifill

… suggests that in Upper Egypt the control of local affairs by the pharaoh's overseer was gradually diluted during the late Old Kingdom …

—Robert J. Wenke

Some pension funds proactively keep government overseers up to date so that they will not feel a need to be intrusive.

—Simon C. Y. Wong

Examples of overseer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company created a board of overseers to review any product the company created, and its products’ code was made public. —David Goldman, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025

Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden — overseer of ABC news, among other divisions, and a front-runner to replace soon-retiring Disney CEO Bob Iger — became a prime suspect due to her long friendship with, and strenuous campaign fundraising efforts for, Kamala Harris. —Chris Lee, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025

The department has since played the role of overseer in the investigation, and reserves the right to take over again in the event of potential criminality. —Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025

In June 2022, a regional overseer named Dean Bruer died in an Oregon motel room. —CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

overseer

noun

over·​seer ˈō-və(r)-ˌsi(ə)r 

-ˌsē-ər;

ˌō-və(r)-ˈsi(ə)r,

-ˈsē-ər

: one that oversees : superintendent