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manager

[ man-i-jer ]

noun

  1. a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.

    Synonyms: boss, supervisor, superintendent, executive, administrator

  2. a person who manages:

    the manager of our track team.

  3. a person who controls and manipulates resources and expenditures, as of a household.
  4. British. (formerly) a theatrical producer.


manager

/ ˈmænɪdʒə /

noun

  1. a person who directs or manages an organization, industry, shop, etc
  2. a person who controls the business affairs of an actor, entertainer, etc
  3. a person who controls the training of a sportsman or team
  4. a person who has a talent for managing efficiently
  5. law a person appointed by a court to carry on a business during receivership
  6. (in Britain) a member of either House of Parliament appointed to arrange a matter in which both Houses are concerned
  7. a computer program that organizes a resource, such as a set of files or a database


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Derived Forms

  • ˈmanagerˌship, noun

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Other Words From

  • manag·er·ship noun
  • sub·manag·er noun
  • sub·manag·er·ship noun
  • under·manag·er noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of manager1

First recorded in 1580–90; manage + -er 1

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Example Sentences

Security officials told Agence France-Presse that the gas station manager said he had recognized the two men.

“Then I learned he can't spell and is a manager at a CPK,” she said.

“We would just as soon stay away from a group that will create controversy,” the Cubs general manager Sam Bernabe told the paper.

An office manager, he says, was wearing an apron with Santa on it.

The theater manager called security, and three moonlighting off-duty police deputies arrived.

Bidding a young bank manager take charge of the detachment, Frank led the newcomer rapidly to headquarters.

My new-found old schoolmate had become the financial manager of a great business house having ramifications throughout the world.

Mr. Wainwright assumed the office of general manager on the first day of the year.

The goods manager was not aggressive, and it was sometimes thought that Mathieson inclined to encroach upon his territory.

No, he was a hard-headed Scotchman, full of ability and work, and as a railway manager stood at the top of the ladder.

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