Thesaurus results for SUPERVISOR

supervisor

noun

ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər

Definition of supervisor

as in manager

a person who manages or directs something the salesclerk said she would have to ask her supervisor if I could return the defective CD without a receipt

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Recent Examples of supervisor Her supervisor, Geoff Miller (Ryan Northcott), is concerned that another Glacier ranger hasn’t checked in. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 The parent also suddenly remembers an email from their supervisor about an upcoming deadline. — Daniel M. Bagner, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 The closure affects 110 workers, including farm supervisors, technicians and packers. — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 One worker, Natasha Miller, told NPR that a KODA supervisor was on the phone at the time, demanding that employees find another surgeon who would agree to carry out the retrieval. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supervisor

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Gausman earned a high-five and slap on the back from manager Craig Counsell in the dugout after his night ended.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Iglesias plunked Heliot Ramos and that was all Braves manager Walt Weiss needed to see.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

An executive nobody had heard of became a target of online attacks for the offense of trying to turn around a fading chicken and biscuits restaurant.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
This, however, is still the same executive who has spun deadline deals for Trea Turner, Max Scherzer, Manny Machado and Yu Darvish during his time running the Dodgers’ dynasty.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of executive

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Argyro Chioti, the National Theater’s artistic director, said the production should become the norm rather than the exception.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Essential California sat down with Ben Orbison, FOLAR’s director of strategic communications, and spoke about festival highlights and motivations.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

Jason Christopher Puopolo, the former West Sacramento parks operations superintendent, was released from custody after posting a $10,000 bail bond on April 20, Yolo Superior Court records show.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The transportation office referred inquiries to the superintendent's administrative assistant.

— Amanda Pitts, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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