supervisor
Meaning
- A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
- A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
- (US) 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.
Synonyms
supervisory program
executive program
watch dog
floor walker
office foreman
executive routine
supervisory routine
Translations
supervisor
superviseur
supervisore
supervisor
supervisor
opzichter
HauptsteuerprogrammFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
Attested since the 15th century C.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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