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

Since then, Freedy has been serving as interim village manager. —Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Ford’s Heritage brand manager, Ted Ryan, was contacted and the trip arranged after McCubbin’s daughter, Nancy Starr, who lives in Atlanta, saw a CBS News report on the fleet. —Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025

Chiefs general manager Brett Veach compared Mitchell, who gained 963 rushing yards as a rookie in 2021, to another former injury-prone San Francisco 49ers running back, Jerick McKinnon, who had success with the Chiefs. —Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Nine runs later, with the Braves still batting, Marlins manager Clayton McCullough decided to put third baseman Javier Sanoja on the mound. —Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 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