Synonyms of supervisor

supervisor

noun

ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manager
• executive
• administrator
• director
• superintendent
• administrant
• exec
• commissioner
• president
• officer
• archon
• leader
• boss
• official
• chief
• codirector
• comanager
• minister
• middle manager
• co-organizer
• head
• boardman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of supervisor

Representatives of the Sheriff’s Office were not present when supervisors discussed the Blue Envelope Program. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

In August, supervisors in Pinal County, Arizona, voted down a large data center campus after so many residents turned up to object that the county opened five overflow rooms across three buildings. — Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Raman and four other council members also appeared personally before the county supervisors asking them to hold off. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Following testimony from Meta staff who downloaded torrents, the order could expose a wider range of supervisors, managers, and executives whom staffers said greenlit the piracy. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026