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.
Origin: 1425–75; late Middle English <
Medieval Latin supervīsor, equivalent to
supervid-, stem of
supervidēre to
supervise +
-tor -tor, with
dt >
s Related forms su·per·vi·sor·ship, noun
pre·su·per·vi·sor, noun
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Supervisorship
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