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manager

manager

1.6
A person who controls money and work in a company
  • noun
  • /ˈmænɪdʒər/
translation icon : 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.