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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The agreement, which still needs to be ratified by the union membership and the supervisors, includes a $5,000 bonus in the first year, followed by a 2% cost of living adjustment and $2,000 bonus in the second year and a 5% salary increase the third year.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
After an unseasonably warm winter, for example, when temperatures in the Czech countryside failed to drop below zero, Arrowsmith, SFX supervisor Ondrej Nierostek and their team had no choice but to build their own frozen lake from scratch.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 24 June 2025
Currently, the chamber’s political arm is investing in an independent committee supporting Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, a Republican, in a special election for an open county supervisor seat against Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre, a Democrat who is supported by organized labor.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Their backroom staff is generally considered to have included a team supervisor, a fitness coach, a doctor, a dentist and a psychologist.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
After an unseasonably warm winter, for example, when temperatures in the Czech countryside failed to drop below zero, Arrowsmith, SFX supervisor Ondrej Nierostek and their team had no choice but to build their own frozen lake from scratch.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 24 June 2025
Currently, the chamber’s political arm is investing in an independent committee supporting Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, a Republican, in a special election for an open county supervisor seat against Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre, a Democrat who is supported by organized labor.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Their backroom staff is generally considered to have included a team supervisor, a fitness coach, a doctor, a dentist and a psychologist.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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“Supervisor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervisor. Accessed 3 Jul. 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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