manager

noun

ˈma-ni-jər How to pronounce manager (audio)
Definition of managernext
as in executive
a person who manages or directs something we wanted an exemption from the policy regarding refunds, but the store manager refused

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Recent Examples of manager Kyle Tucker led off with a single, forcing Brewers manager Pat Murphy to go to his bullpen and bring in Dustin May. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Shkreli, who was a pharmaceutical executive and former hedge-fund manager, purchased the elusive album for $2 million at a 2015 auction, which barred him from commercially distributing the LP for 88 years, until 2103. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026 James Lawson, the campaign manager for Her Health, Her Future, said he was not involved with the new PAC. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 The Bee reached out to the restaurant but no manager was available to speak. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manager
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manager
  1. executive
  2. administrator
  3. director
  4. superintendent
  5. supervisor
Noun
  • The series is executive produced by Kentaro Shibuya of Fuji Television, Janice Lee of MakerVille and Song Seon Eui of Simstory, alongside Kato and Kenichiro Hobara.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Many executives, such as the CEOs of Starbucks and Chipotle for example, tout early-morning work routines as a key to their success.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of executive
Noun
  • Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, Gorkha district’s chief government administrator, said more than 200 people were evacuated on Monday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Arts administrators around the country have told NPR that booking performances for performing arts centers is done years in advance.
    — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of administrator
Noun
  • More than once, a board told its stakeholders early and plainly that I had been hired to redesign the business and that the directors stood behind the changes.
    — Anna Maria Chavez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Two Filipinos must fill above-the-line roles – director, writer or actor – and five more must work in key creative or technical crew positions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of director
Noun
  • Leaders say more, faster progress needed A measured summation was offered by Tony Thurmond, the outgoing state superintendent of public instruction.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For one question, Camas School District superintendent John Anzalone chose not to answer as an administrator, but rather a father.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of superintendent
Noun
  • Chen advised supervisors facing decision fatigue to review shots within their sequences rather than obsess over individual frames.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Shea’s supervisor confronted her when Shea’s findings in a cold case could not be replicated.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervisor

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“Manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manager. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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