overseer

noun

over·​seer ˈō-vər-ˌsir 

ˈō-və-, 

-ˌsē-ər;

ˌō-vər-ˈsir, 

ˌō-və-, 

-ˈsē-ər

plural overseers

: a person who oversees others : a person with supervisory responsibilities

Her insider status was cemented in 1988 with a stint as … overseer of the party's nominating convention.

—Gwen Ifill

… suggests that in Upper Egypt the control of local affairs by the pharaoh's overseer was gradually diluted during the late Old Kingdom …

—Robert J. Wenke

Some pension funds proactively keep government overseers up to date so that they will not feel a need to be intrusive.

—Simon C. Y. Wong

Examples of overseer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since 2013, the Teatro Real has been led by the Catalan impresario Joan Matabosch, who has a flair for balancing progressive ideas against conservative tastes while placating political overseers. —Alex Ross, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

The overseers of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have their own demo to un-distract. —Peter Bart, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025

The company would get a name change - to Knoa Pharma - and new overseers who would dedicate future profits to battling the opioid crisis. —NPR, 14 Nov. 2025

These overseers regularly went into Charleston, leaving the crew unsupervised. —Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for overseer

• mynheer
• seignior
• signior
• bilinear
• collinear
• nonlinear
• nonnuclear
• curvilinear
• interlinear
• rectilinear
• dier
• freer

Kids Definition

overseer

noun

over·​seer ˈō-və(r)-ˌsi(ə)r 

-ˌsē-ər;

ˌō-və(r)-ˈsi(ə)r, 

-ˈsē-ər

: one that oversees : superintendent