Thesaurus results for SUPERVISOR

supervisor

noun

ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər

Definition of supervisor

as in manager

a person who manages or directs something the salesclerk said she would have to ask her supervisor if I could return the defective CD without a receipt

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Recent Examples of supervisor Music supervisor Nigil Mack put together the soundtrack, pulling in tracks from Coast Contra, Kamauu, Dev Lemons, Mayday and Indonesian artist Saykoji. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 Another caller also asked to speak to a supervisor, saying the department would likely be facing a lawsuit after the video of the assault began to go viral online. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 Abshir was scheduled for a mandatory meeting with his pretrial release supervisor that day but failed to appear. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The supervisors who wrote the motion, Paloma Aguirre and Terra Lawson-Remer, say that lengthy waits at the border are the responsibility of the federal government. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supervisor

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Noun

Former Rolling Stone writer and longtime Bruce Springsteen manager Jon Landau paid tribute to his longtime friend and colleague Dave Marsh following his death at 76.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
The Noise Pereira, a former client relationship manager, knows the value of exposure to success.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

But most industry executives believe the quickest route to launching eVTOL service is to upgrade today’s helicopter infrastructure with charging systems.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
For executives, that fortress includes the systems surrounding their decisions and the biological capacity supporting them.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of executive

Noun

The orchestra and management have had strained relations since BSO decided in March to force out music director Andris Nelsons next summer after 13 seasons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
The story of modern Tottenham has been the story of near-constant resets, relaunches, rethinks, restructures, reboots, reviews and even returns, in the case of Fabio Paratici’s three months back as a co-sporting director last season.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

So the state’s second-largest school district set out to do it on its own, said Lucas Clamp, deputy superintendent of the 50,000-student Charleston County School District.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Steve Li, chief superintendent of the police’s national security department, said the case would help with future law enforcement.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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