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manager

manager

∞ 1.6
A person who controls money and work in a company
  • noun
  • /ˈmænɪdʒər/
: gerente
  • After the complaint, the customer spoke with the manager to resolve the issue.
  • project manager
  • general manager
  • case manager

So I drove back with two location managers and got the ferry back.

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Examples

  • The girl can't be found, but the manager of the York Street Hotel thinks Mr. Rose checked in.

  • My buddy was a manager at a Chuck E Cheese.

  • I thought she was a full time manager at a fast food place.

  • Sir, can we please speak to a manager?

  • Would you speak to our manager?

  • Apparently I am a manager.

  • And then my manager flies out to LA.

  • Only 6% said they would talk to a manager or a supervisor to cope with stress.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The exercise was an eye-opener to my general manager and to others in the company.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The goal was to create an easy-to-use data analysis tool for resource managers and administrative personnel.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

boss
vsmanager
∞ 1.0

A person in charge of a group or workers

holds formal responsibility for resources and operations rather than personal authority
director
vsmanager
∞ 3.0

A person who manages resources and spending in an organization

is a general operational role rather than a finance-focused officeholder
master
vsmanager
∞ 3.7

A person in charge of a group or place

is typically a functional controller focused on resources and operations
executive
vsmanager
533 4.5

A senior manager who makes important decisions in a company

is similar but may apply at many organizational levels
supervisor
vsmanager
346 2.8

A person who watches workers and helps them do their jobs correctly

takes wider control of resources and finances beyond daily task oversight
administrator
vsmanager
232 3.7

A person who manages and runs an organization like a business or government agency

emphasizes control of resources and finances within an enterprise
superintendent
vsmanager
166 6.0

A person who manages an organization or its department, often in police and schools

has broader resource and financial control across various organizational types
general manager
vsmanager
97 3.0

A person who is in charge of all parts of a business or department

focuses on controlling resources and operations at various levels
operator
vsmanager
69 3.6

A person who runs a business like a shop

focuses on controlling resources and finances within an organizational structure
admin
vsmanager
  • Jargon
35 3.2

A person who manages an online group or website

is the general role across offline and online organizations
steward
vsmanager
26 4.6

A person who manages property, money and daily operations for someone or an organization

is similar but often operates within a single employing organization rather than for another person
managing director
vsmanager
  • UK
26 3.6

The person who runs a company and makes its most important decisions

is a broad operational controller but may sit at lower seniority
overseer
vsmanager
24 4.8

A person who watches and directs workers at places like a factory or construction site

covers broader organizational resource control, not just worksite supervision
bank manager
vsmanager
17 2.8

A person who looks after staff and daily work at a bank branch

is a general role not limited to banking or branch management
city manager
vsmanager
  • Specialized
10 3.5

A person appointed, not elected, to run a city's daily government work

covers similar administrative control but across private or other public organizations
hotel manager
vsmanager
8 3.0

A person who runs a hotel and looks after guests and staff

applies to the same kind of control but across varied organizations
storekeeper
vsmanager
7 2.7

A person who owns or manages a shop and looks after its daily work

covers broader control of finances and operations across many enterprise types
micromanager
vsmanager
2 6.8

A manager who closely controls every small part of employees' work

is the standard responsibility but without excessive attention to tiny details
gaffer
vsmanager
  • UK
1 8.1

A person in charge of workers on a work site

has wider responsibility for resources and finances across operations
baseball manager
vsmanager
1 3.0

Person who leads a baseball team and makes game decisions

is the broader organizational control role beyond sports team direction
mgr
vsmanager
1 5.3

A person who is in charge of a team or part of a company

is the full word rather than the abbreviation
manhandler
vsmanager
7.5

A person who manages and directs workers

adds responsibility for resource and financial control beyond supervision
trainmaster
vsmanager
  • US
8.8

A person who manages and supervises work in a train yard

shares operational control but is restricted to a specific transport setting
manageress
vsmanager
  • Archaic
8.9

A woman who runs a business, team, or organization

is the neutral form used for the same role regardless of gender

Antonyms

38 4.6

A person with a lower job rank who follows another's orders

Compounds

A person who is in charge of all parts of a business or department

17 2.8

A person who looks after staff and daily work at a bank branch

15 4.6

A person who runs the stage and gives cues during a show

city manager
  • Specialized
10 3.5

A person appointed, not elected, to run a city's daily government work

A person who runs a hotel and looks after guests and staff

A person who looks after several stores in one area and helps their staff

Person who leads a baseball team and makes game decisions

1 4.6

A program that helps you record and organize contacts, calendars, and tasks

manager haircut
  • Offensive
8.4

A short, sharp women's haircut often seen on people who insist on speaking to the person in charge

How Senior

executive
929 4.6
director
424 3.0
manager
∞ 1.6
supervisor
346 2.8

Surface Forms

manager singular
managers plural

Morphology

manager = manage (transparent) = manage + er

Formed by adding the productive agentive suffix '-er' to the verb 'manage', yielding a clear meaning 'a person who manages'.

Etymology

Manager comes from the Latin word manus meaning 'hand' and the verb manage meaning 'to handle'. So a manager is someone who 'handles' a company's money, work, and people.