manager

noun

man·​ag·​er ˈma-ni-jər 

: 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

managership

ˈma-ni-jər-ˌship 

noun

Synonyms

• executive
• administrator
• director
• superintendent
• supervisor
• administrant

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 on the Web

The manager is responsible for overseeing the operations and production of these areas. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025

With no small amount of pride, property managers associated with Madison Equities led tours of the Degree of Honor building in 2021, showing off the former office building’s full-scale conversion into 78 housing units. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025

Yet by the end, panelists had refocused the spotlight onto pharmacy benefit managers—and provided striking evidence that PBMs, not biotech companies, deserve most of the blame for the anticompetitive practices that lead to high drug prices. —Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025

Among those who noticed was Rams general manager Les Snead. —Dan Pompei, New York Times, 10 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing manager

• account manager
• city manager
• co-manager
• floor manager
• stage manager
• sub-manager
• town manager

Rhymes for manager

• tanager

Kids Definition

manager

noun

man·​ag·​er ˈman-ij-ər 

1

: a person who manages especially a business or household affairs

2

: a person who directs a team or an athlete

managerial

ˌman-ə-ˈjir-ē-əl 

adjective

Legal Definition

manager

noun

1

: a person who manages a business or organization

2

: a member of the House of Representatives who acts as a prosecutor at the Senate trial in an impeachment proceeding see also impeach

3

: conferee