manager

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man·ag·er | \ ˈma-ni-jər

Definition of manager

: 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

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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.

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