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overseer

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of overseer

a person who watches and directs the work of other people in order to be sure that a job is done correctly

She was named overseer of new product development.

government/industry overseers

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of overseer

leadman, manager, principal, skipper, standard-bearer, steward, straw boss, superintendent, superior, supervisor

boss, boss man, captain, chief, foreman, head, headman, helmsman, honcho, jefe, kingpin, leader, master, mistress, taskmaster

administrator, commander, director, executive, general, governor, hierarch, higher-up

overlord, potentate, ruler, sovereign (also sovran)

baron, czar (also tsar), czarina (also tsarina), king, magnate, mogul, president, prince, princess, queen

big cheese, big gun, bigwig, top dog, top gun

cohead, coleader

employer, gaffer [British], ganger [British]

subchief, subdirector

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of overseer

dependent, inferior, junior, secondary, subject, subordinate, underling

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