as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
the salesclerk said she would have to ask her supervisor if I could return the defective CD without a receipt
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Recent Examples of supervisor
Stephenson began criticizing her work in front of other supervisors.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Instead of signing petitions in parking lots, for example, voters would have to request one through their supervisor’s office.
—Lawrence Mower, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
Get the agent at the gate to either help you out or get a supervisor.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Set in Nigeria over the course of 24 hours, The Fence stars Matt Dillon and Tom Blyth as a construction supervisor and a young engineer, opposite Isaach de Bankole as a man who turns up at their construction site in the dead of night, demanding the body of his dead brother.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Instead of signing petitions in parking lots, for example, voters would have to request one through their supervisor’s office.
—Lawrence Mower, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
Get the agent at the gate to either help you out or get a supervisor.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Set in Nigeria over the course of 24 hours, The Fence stars Matt Dillon and Tom Blyth as a construction supervisor and a young engineer, opposite Isaach de Bankole as a man who turns up at their construction site in the dead of night, demanding the body of his dead brother.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervisor
Noun
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On Saturday, manager Alex Cora offered a vague answer when asked whether Bregman would play second.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Alternatively, prospective homeowners can connect directly with the community managers at 913-777-6365.—
Prime Development,
Kansas City Star,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The film’s producers hired independent booker Jessica Rosner — a former Kino Lorber executive — to expand its theatrical presence.—
Cory Stillman,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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His relationship with Harrison, a former Nike executive, dates back more than a decade.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump has nominated Linda McMahon, the former head of wrestling’s WWE and his previous Small Business Administration administrator, as education secretary, and former TV doctor and unsuccessful Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz as head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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To the contrary, during his first term, forty-two per cent of the leadership positions at OSHA, including the job of chief administrator, were left vacant.—
Eyal Press,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Vought, 48, previously served as director of the OMB during part of President Donald Trump’s first term.—
Zach Halaschak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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The director, who at the time had released just one feature, was being characteristically cheeky.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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John Leland, the Solana Beach School District’s assistant superintendent of administrative operations, was recently honored with the Association of California School Administrators Region 18 Technology Administrator of the Year award.—
Del Mar Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek has contacted the Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent and Maryland state Department of Education for further comment.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Supervisor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervisor. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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