overseer
a person who oversees; supervisor; manager: the overseer of a plantation.
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- sub·o·ver·se·er, noun
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How to use overseer in a sentence
The potential funding stress is one factor that had prompted the index’s overseers to consider implementing the addition in two tranches.
Tesla’s addition to the S&P 500 on Monday could be a shock for these big name stocks | Lee Clifford | December 21, 2020 | FortuneThe board of overseers asked her to testify in its case to determine whether he’d violated professional standards.
She Was Afraid of Her Lawyer. Then the Text Messages Started. | by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor | October 8, 2020 | ProPublicaAfter Kerwin showed her new lawyer the messages, he reported Letourneau to the board of overseers on June 15, 2016.
She Was Afraid of Her Lawyer. Then the Text Messages Started. | by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor | October 8, 2020 | ProPublicaThe board of overseers told her it would give Dwyer-Jones a verbal warning.
Maine Hires Lawyers With Criminal Records to Defend Its Poorest Residents | by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, with data analysis by Agnel Philip | October 6, 2020 | ProPublicaBoard of overseers records do not indicate Mason faced additional cases of professional misconduct.
Maine Hires Lawyers With Criminal Records to Defend Its Poorest Residents | by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, with data analysis by Agnel Philip | October 6, 2020 | ProPublica
He was the parish overseer for over 30 years, worked long hours in his garden, married a local girl and had three children.
The man flushes and averts his face, as he passes a group of visitors clustered about an overseer.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanThe Padre Jose, who is the chaplain, is also the overseer of the estate; a combination of offices that I find is usual here.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamHoping to terminate the thefts, Johnny complained to the overseer, though without accusing Jack.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanMy repeated requests for assistance have been ignored by the overseer, who improves every opportunity to insult and humiliate me.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanI remember there was wailing among the plantation hands, and Gadman the overseer had to use his whip to keep 'em quiet.
The Light That Lures | Percy Brebner
British Dictionary definitions for overseer
/ (ˈəʊvəˌsiːə) /
Also called (less commonly): overlooker a person who oversees others, esp workmen
British history short for overseer of the poor; a minor official of a parish attached to the workhouse or poorhouse
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