manager

noun

man·ag·er ˈma-ni-jər

Synonyms of manager next

: one that manages: such as

: a person who conducts business or household affairs

He was promoted to manager last month.

: 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

Example Sentences

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 Gibbons, a former hotel manager and artist who took over leadership of the authority in 2015, said his team does not discriminate based on race or anything else. —

Andrea Estes, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023 Daisy's career begins when she gets discovered by Hank Allen, who would go on to briefly become her manager and slimeball boyfriend. —

Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Mar. 2023 Although no criminal charges have been brought, the family is pursuing legal action against Airbnb, the property owner, the rental's manager, and a previous renter who had hosted a party. —

Claire Brito, House Beautiful, 3 Mar. 2023 The new company’s manager is the daughter of McCormick Trucking Inc. founder Robert McCormick, according to business filings and social media. —

Christopher Weaver, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023 The man has been identified as Alex Balestrieri, a third-generation employee of the Balestrieri Group, serving as the construction company's project manager and estimator. —

Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2023 Under pressure from an outside emergency manager and a bankruptcy judge, the city and its surrounding counties formed the Great Lakes Water Authority, which leased the water and sewer system from Detroit. —

Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2023 Balestrieri was a third-generation employee of the Balestrieri Group and held the position of project manager and estimator at the construction company, per the Journal. —

Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023 Tom Steyer - Former hedge fund manager and activist Primary Campaign Committee - Tom 2020 Website - https://www.tomsteyer.com/ July 9, 2019 - Announces his candidacy in a video posted online. —

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