overseer

noun

over·​seer ˈō-vər-ˌsir 

ˈō-və-, 

-ˌsē-ər;

ˌō-vər-ˈsir, 

ˌō-və-, 

-ˈsē-ər

plural overseers

: a person who oversees others : a person with supervisory responsibilities

Her insider status was cemented in 1988 with a stint as … overseer of the party's nominating convention.

—Gwen Ifill

… suggests that in Upper Egypt the control of local affairs by the pharaoh's overseer was gradually diluted during the late Old Kingdom …

—Robert J. Wenke

Some pension funds proactively keep government overseers up to date so that they will not feel a need to be intrusive.

—Simon C. Y. Wong

Examples of overseer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a nicely balanced performance, Alejandra Villanueva’s Mistress Quickly, the play’s go-between and overseer of mischief, embodies the free and easy spirit of Simon’s production. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Essentially, the human acts as an overseer but may or may not intervene in AI decision-making. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

But in an outward show of IP confidence with almost no Hollywood precedent, Universal’s corporate overseers decided to allocate theme-park real estate for How to Train Your Dragon in Epic Universe. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Third, a day after accepting the committee’s recommendation, overseer Dean Charles Whitaker denied my application for promotion and tenure, despite having just issued me a glowing review less than two years prior. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for overseer

• mynheer
• seignior
• signior
• bilinear
• collinear
• nonlinear
• nonnuclear
• curvilinear
• interlinear
• rectilinear
• dier
• freer

Kids Definition

overseer

noun

over·​seer ˈō-və(r)-ˌsi(ə)r 

-ˌsē-ər;

ˌō-və(r)-ˈsi(ə)r, 

-ˈsē-ər

: one that oversees : superintendent