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 of manager

• 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

Then, tailor a concise highlights summary for your manager before performance conversations. —Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Give staff a point person to contact Every workplace should designate an onsite manager to be an immigration point person, Stevenson said. —Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026

Look for first-year manager Craig Stammen to deploy him in a multitude of ways as part of the team’s victory formation. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026

The fabric’s appeal is simple, according to Levent Bozgeyik, Iskur’s sales manager. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1562, 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