supervisor
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈsuːpərvaɪzər/
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supervisor
- The supervisor praised the team for their hard work and encouraged them to keep up the excellent performance.
- managers and supervisors
- staff and supervisors
- supervisors and supervisees
You know, I, my, my supervisor is a really good writer.
- You know, I, my, my supervisor is a really good writer.
- And Christine Arbelu, our script supervisor, wins.
- So we'll just do your, your side of it now with, with the script supervisor reading it off camera.
- And then, and then there's Adit that's also our script supervisor.
- Financial institutions and you know, to some degree their supervisors have overcompensated for the crisis.
- It was the leadership in this country or the supervisors in this country who kowtowed to the mob.
- Or other employees in your workplace making excuses for a toxic supervisor.
- And so like I, I was devastated when I went to my supervisor, I was like, look, man, this is not right.
- They don't want supervisors plucking people from one for another.
Examples
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Before starting the project, I need to consult my supervisor to ensure I am following the correct guidelines.
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I'm a shift supervisor at Ventana.
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- May I speak to your supervisor, please?
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I'll have to send this application up to my supervisor.
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I'll just tell my supervisor.
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Only 6% said they would talk to a manager or a supervisor to cope with stress.
Academic text (2015) -
Please address the memo to your supervisor, Ms. Johnson. Describe the results of your research.
Academic text (2008) -
Each region included one regional supervisor, five to six field supervisors, and 16 to 18 field interviewers.
Academic text (2012) -
Each student was randomly assigned to one of five university supervisors in the professional practice program.
Academic text (2013) -
As a new employee, she found it helpful to have regular meetings with her supervisor for guidance and support.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person in charge of a group or workers
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1.6
A person who controls money and work in a company
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3.7
A person in charge of a group or place
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3.1
A person who directs and watches workers on a building site or in a factory
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6.0
A person who manages an organization or its department, often in police and schools
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4.2
A person who directs and manages a team or activity
85
3.9
Person who manages and helps a public figure like a celebrity or politician
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3.2
A person who watches others to make sure they follow rules
24
4.8
A person who watches and directs workers at places like a factory or construction site
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6.8
A manager who closely controls every small part of employees' work
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8.1
A person in charge of workers on a work site
A person in charge of workers in a mine or factory
A person who manages and directs workers
A worker who leads other workers but has little power
A person who organizes people and activities so they work well together
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A command a program sends to pause and ask the operating system to do a task
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Supervisor comes from the Latin parts super ('over') and videre ('to see'), so it originally meant someone who 'sees over' others. That's why a supervisor watches, checks, and guides the work of people to make sure standards are met.