manager

noun man·ag·er \ ˈma-ni-jər \

Updated on: 13 May 2018

Definition of manager

: one that manages: such as

a : a person who conducts business or household affairs

He was promoted to manager last month.

b : a person whose work or profession is management

c (1) : a person who directs a team or athlete

the manager of a baseball team

(2) : a student who in scholastic or collegiate sports supervises equipment and records under the direction of a coach

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managerial

play \ˌma-nə-ˈjir-ē-əl\ adjective

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managerially

play \-ē-ə-lē\ adverb

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managership

play \ˈma-ni-jər-ˌship\ noun

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Examples of manager in a Sentence

I'd like to speak to the manager, please.
He was promoted to manager last year.
The team's general manager acquired five new players for the upcoming season.
The manager decided to change pitchers in the eighth inning.
The actress recently fired her manager.

Recent Examples of manager from the Web

Janet Coney is office manager of the Kilauea Lodge, an inn and restaurant.

— sophia yan and seth borenstein, chicagotribune.com, "Hawaii volcano could spew boulders the size of refrigerators," 10 May 2018
Vinoj Kumar, general manager of the Solai farm, blamed the disaster on massive rainfall in a forest above the dam.

— thomas mukoya, Anchorage Daily News, "Dam on Kenyan flower farm bursts, killing scores," 10 May 2018
Justin Jaquis is the manager of the baseball team and he is credited with creating the link between the League of Dreams and the high school.

— christina hyder, Howard County Times, "Baseball magic for kids with special needs [North Laurel/Savage]," 10 May 2018
The terminals will enable Sonatrach to ship Algerian crude to the Augusta refinery and send oil products back to Algeria after refining, Omar Maaliou, general manager of the company's marketing department, said in an interview.

— salma el wardany and salah slimani, Houston Chronicle, "Exxon sells refinery, fuel terminals to Algeria," 9 May 2018
The managers of California's electrical grid warned Wednesday that the state is facing tight power supplies this summer, due in part to a drier winter that is reducing available hydro power.

— dale kasler, sacbee, "Summer just got a little hotter: The state might have you turn down your AC | The Sacramento Bee," 9 May 2018
Zeljko Ivanovic, general manager of Vijesti, said there have been a total of 25 attacks on the paper’s journalists and offices.

— Washington Post, "Hundreds protest attack on journalist in Montenegro," 9 May 2018
Diane Spyrka, manager of AWL’s Chicago facility, was named interim executive director.

— ted slowik, Daily Southtown, "Slowik: Animal Welfare League changes leadership amid ongoing scrutiny," 8 May 2018
The fund-raising now includes plans to seek funding from investors in India, China, Vietnam, and Turkey, said Kelly M. Wieser, manager of the Invest New Hampshire Regional Center in Campton, which is working with Otten.

— christopher jensen, BostonGlobe.com, "Plan to remake Balsams Resort faces decision on loan," 8 May 2018

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First Known Use of manager

1588

in the meaning defined above

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manager Synonyms

Synonyms

administrant, administrator, director, exec, executive, superintendent, supervisor;

Related Words

codirector, comanager, co-organizer;

middle manager;

boardman, officer, official;

commissioner, minister;

boss, chief, head, leader, president;

MANAGER Defined for English Language Learners

manager

noun

Definition of manager for English Language Learners

: someone who is in charge of a business, department, etc.
: someone who directs the training and performance of a sports team; especially : a person who directs a baseball team
: someone who directs the professional career of an entertainer or athlete