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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Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Human supervisors will monitor early deployments, and training Atlas for a new task typically takes only a day or two.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Police officers documented the interaction after speaking with supervisors.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Pedulla is a supervisor for Educational Vision Services at New York City Public Schools as well as a former member of the Advisory Committee for Transit Accessibility.
—Gian Carlo Pedulla, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for supervisor
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“Supervisor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervisor. Accessed 14 Jan. 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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