manager

noun

man·​ag·​er ˈma-ni-jər 

: one that manages: such as

a

: a person who conducts business or household affairs

He was promoted to manager last month.

b

: a person whose work or profession is management

c(1)

: a person who directs a team or athlete

the manager of a baseball team

(2)

: a student who in scholastic or collegiate sports supervises equipment and records under the direction of a coach

managership

ˈma-ni-jər-ˌship 

noun

Synonyms

• administrant
• administrator
• archon
• director
• exec
• executive
• superintendent
• supervisor

Examples of manager in a Sentence

I'd like to speak to the manager, please.

He was promoted to manager last year.

The team's general manager acquired five new players for the upcoming season.

The manager decided to change pitchers in the eighth inning.

The actress recently fired her manager.

Recent Examples on the Web

My managers came for an hour visit once and wound up staying all day. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 May 2025

The facility was missing a copy of the food manager’s certificate, and California food handler cards were not available for review at the time of inspection. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025

Williams collaborated with longtime colleague and general manager Jesus Garcia on the new concept, which honors Williams’s late grandmother, Rosetta, and Garcia’s mother, Rosa. —Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 May 2025

On Thursday, the FTC was joined by the Department of Justice’s antitrust division in filing an antitrust statement of interest against asset managers BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard over their ESG policies. —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing manager

• account manager
• city manager
• co-manager
• floor manager
• stage manager
• sub-manager
• town manager

Rhymes for manager

• tanager

Kids Definition

manager

noun

man·​ag·​er ˈman-ij-ər 

1

: a person who manages especially a business or household affairs

2

: a person who directs a team or an athlete

managerial

ˌman-ə-ˈjir-ē-əl 

adjective

Legal Definition

manager

noun

1

: a person who manages a business or organization

2

: a member of the House of Representatives who acts as a prosecutor at the Senate trial in an impeachment proceeding see also impeach

3

: conferee