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overseer

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o·ver·se·er

[oh-ver-see-er, -seer]
–noun
a person who oversees; supervisor; manager: the overseer of a plantation.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see oversee, -er1

sub·o·ver·se·er, noun


chief, head, boss, director.

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overseer (ˈəʊvəˌsiːə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  Also called (less commonly): overlooker a person who oversees others, esp workmen
2.  (Brit) history short for overseer of the poor; a minor official of a parish attached to the workhouse or poorhouse

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overseer
1520s, from oversee.
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