overseer
pronunciation
How to pronounce overseer in British English:
UK [ˈəʊvəsɪə(r)]
How to pronounce overseer in American English:
US [ˈoʊvərsɪr]
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- Noun:
- a person who directs and manages an organization
Word Origin
- overseer (n.)
- late 14c., agent noun from oversee (v.).
Example
- 1. The overseer of the mint struck coins for me .
- 2. Chief position at the bureau level : grade one customs overseer to grade two customs overseer .
- 3. A welding overseer picks up $ 400a week .
- 4. And st. valentine was advanced as the overseer of the whole thing .
- 5. However , canada 's relatively positive experience in recent years ultimately owes more to the structure of canadian banking regulation than to the traits of its top overseer .