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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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Lora Eckstein is Charlie’s supervisor at New Horizons.
—Andy Smith, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2025
Romanucci said Baker and Rivera entered into a romantic relationship in early 2023, and Chicago police supervisors knew about the relationship by March of that year.
—Darius Johnson, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
That officer’s supervisor spent less than four minutes with Brown before shutting down the interaction and walking away.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Supervisor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervisor. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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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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