supervisor
noun
su·per·vi·sor
ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər 
: one that supervises
especially
: an administrative officer in charge of a business, government, or school unit or operation
Examples of supervisor in a Sentence
The supervisor fired him after he showed up at work drunk.
If you have a problem, go to your supervisor.
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Prior to any charging decision, investigating detectives and supervisors regularly meet with prosecutors in the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Using remote supervisors is expensive.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In a letter this week to Lassen National Forest Supervisor Rick Hopson, the supervisors noted that their stretch of California has repeatedly been savaged by wildfire.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Zverev was demonstrably upset about the time out in the third set, taking it up with a tournament supervisor.
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Using remote supervisors is expensive.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In a letter this week to Lassen National Forest Supervisor Rick Hopson, the supervisors noted that their stretch of California has repeatedly been savaged by wildfire.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Zverev was demonstrably upset about the time out in the third set, taking it up with a tournament supervisor.
—John Pye, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Supervisor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervisor. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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supervisor
noun
su·per·vi·sor
ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər
: a person who supervises
especially
: an officer in charge of a unit or an operation of a business, government, or school
Legal Definition
supervisor
noun
su·per·vi·sor
ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər
: one that directs or oversees a person, group, department, organization, or operation
specifically
: the popularly elected chief administrative official of a township or other subdivision in some states of the U.S.
supervisorial
adjective
ˌsü-pər-ˌvī-ˈzōr-ē-əl
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