supervisor
A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
Noun 4 meanings
A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
“Near-synonyms: superintendent, manager, boss, executive, overseer”
A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.
A process responsible for managing other processes.
Etymology
E.; from Middle English supervisor, supervisour, supervysor, supervysour, from Latin supervīsor, from supervideō, in turn from super + videō. By surface analysis, supervise + -or.
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SUPERVISOR at a glance
SUPERVISOR has 10 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + V 4 + I 1 + S 1 + O 1 + R 1) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,630 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with supervisor
All rhymes- PROFESSOR14
- SPONSOR9
- ADVISOR11
- SUCCESSOR13
- SENSOR6
- PROCESSOR13
- PREDECESSOR16
- PRECURSOR13
- COMPRESSOR16
- CENSOR8
- CURSOR8
- TENSOR6
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