overseer
[ oh-ver-see-er, -seer ]
/ ˈoʊ vərˌsi ər, -ˌsɪər /
noun
a person who oversees; supervisor; manager: the overseer of a plantation.
OTHER WORDS FROM overseer
sub·o·ver·se·er, nounWords nearby overseer
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overseas cap,
overseas telegram,
oversee,
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oversell,
oversensitive,
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oversexed
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British Dictionary definitions for overseer
overseer
/ (ˈəʊvəˌsiːə) /
noun
Also called (less commonly): overlooker
a person who oversees others, esp workmen
British history
short for overseer of the poor; a minor official of a parish attached to the workhouse or poorhouse