English Explanatory Dictionary

overseer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who oversees or supervises.
  2. The manager of a plantation of slaves.
  3. An officer responsible for the care of the poor, making out lists of voters and those who had not paid taxes, etc.
  4. A critic.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-overseer.wav

Word forms

overseer overseers

Etymology

From oversee + -er.

Synonyms

administrator foreman chief head head man controller comptroller organizer superintendent supervisor curator

Derived words

overseeress overseerism overseership suboverseer

Translations

Azerbaijani: nəzarətçi Bulgarian: надзирател Czech: dozorce Danish: opsynsmand Dutch: opzichter Egyptian: m-r:H_SPACE Finnish: työnjohtaja Finnish: valvoja French: contremaître French: chef Georgian: ზედამხედველი German: Aufseher German: Aufseherin Greek: επόπτης Greek: εργοδηγός Greek: επιστάτης Greek: επιτηρητής Ancient Greek: ἐπόπτης Ancient Greek: ἔφορος Ancient Greek: ἐπίσκοπος Hindi: पर्यवेक्षक Irish: feighlí Irish: maor Italian: ispettore Italian: capoccia Italian: supervisore Italian: organizzatore Italian: curatore Latin: curator Latin: curatrix Latin: praefectus Latin: praepositus Macedonian: надгле́дувач Macedonian: на́дзирач Macedonian: на́дзорник Persian: سرپرست Plautdietsch: Äwasechta Polish: nadzorca Portuguese: feitor Romanian: supervizor Russian: надзира́тель Russian: надзира́тельница Russian: надсмо́трщик Russian: надсмо́трщица Sikkimese: སྐུལ་མཁན Spanish: capataz Spanish: sobrestante Spanish: caporal Spanish: caporalista Swahili: msimamizi Swedish: förman
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