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supervisor

/ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/

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What does supervisor mean?

noun

  1. A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
  2. A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
  3. In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. A process responsible for managing other processes.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/

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It is emphatically his end of the ship, though, of course, he is the executive supervisor of the whole.
Joseph ConradThe Mirror of the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #1058
I am indebted for the privilege of using it to the primary teachers of Providence, and to their supervisor, Miss Ella L. Sweeney.
Sara Cone BryantStories to Tell to ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #473
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Would you, the supervisor, grossly gape on, Behold her topp’d?
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
As soon as I was mounted, holding on to Dogger’s belt, the supervisor gave the word, and the party struck out at a bouncing trot on the road to Dr. Livesey’s house.
Robert Louis StevensonTreasure IslandProject Gutenberg ebook #120
Too rarely is the individual teacher so free from the dictation of authoritative supervisor, textbook on methods, prescribed course of study, etc., that he can let his mind come to close quarters with the pupil's mind and the subject matter.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852