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supervisor

[ soo-per-vahy-zer ]

noun

  1. a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
  2. Education. an official responsible for assisting teachers in the preparation of syllabuses, in devising teaching methods, etc., in a department of instruction, especially in public schools.
  3. (in some U.S. states) the chief elected administrative officer of a township, who is often also a member of the governing board of the county.


supervisor

/ ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə /

noun

  1. a person who manages or supervises
  2. a foreman or forewoman
  3. (in some British universities) a tutor supervising the work, esp research work, of a student
  4. (in some US schools) an administrator running a department of teachers
  5. (in some US states) the elected chief official of a township or other subdivision of a county
  6. obsolete.
    a spectator


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsuperˌvisorship, noun

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Other Words From

  • super·visor·ship noun
  • pre·super·visor noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of supervisor1

1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin supervīsor, equivalent to supervid-, stem of supervidēre to supervise + -tor -tor, with dt > s

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