supervisor
A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of…A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
» Can I speak to your supervisor?
Я можу поговорити з вашим начальником?
Meaning
4 sensesA 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
Aufseher, Aufseherin, Vorgesetzter
нача́льникnačálʹnik, нача́льницаnačálʹnica, руководи́тельrukovodítelʹ
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.
- one who supervises or has charge and direction of
- a program that controls the execution of other programs
Examples
99 sentencesCan I speak to your supervisor?
Я можу поговорити з вашим начальником?
I want to see your supervisor.
I need to call my supervisor.
Tom has been made a supervisor.
Your supervisor will be quite pleased.
Translations
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Origin
Attested since the 15th century C.E.; from Middle English supervisor, supervisour, supervyAttested 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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Forms
plural: supervisors| Singular | supervisor |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- a program that controls the execution of other programs:supervisory programexecutive program