overseer

[oh-ver-see-er, -seer]

Origin

noun

a person who oversees; supervisor; manager: the overseer of a plantation.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see oversee, -er¹

Related forms

sub·o·ver·se·er, noun

Synonyms
chief, head, boss, director.

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overseer (ˈəʊvəˌsiːə)

—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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Word Origin & History

overseer

1520s, from oversee.

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