overseer

Noun

Meaning

One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

superintendent foreman head chief controller administrator supervisor curator president guardian commissioner shepherd inspector provost ranger
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Antonyms

lackey chameleon adjutant assistant deputy minion
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Hypernyms

supervisor

Hyponyms

director manager producer referee ramrod school superintendent

Phrases with the word

party overseer overseer of slaves political overseer

Examples

According to Norris, Lee then had the three of them firmly tied to posts by the overseer, and ordered them whipped with fifty lashes for the men and twenty for Mary Norris. Source: Internet

According to Epiphanius, Hadrian appointed Aquila from Sinope in Pontus as "overseer of the work of building the city", seeing that Aquila was related to him by marriage. Source: Internet

Davis promoted Pemberton to be overseer of the field teams. Source: Internet

And this was the same job as the overseer of the slave plantation, which was liberal Democrats.” Source: Internet

Ford's overseer Chapin interrupted and prevented the men from killing Northup, reminding Tibaut of his debt to Ford, and chasing them off at gunpoint. Source: Internet

He started the work with several days of discussions with John Buddle, then overseer at Wallsend Colliery, other colliery owners and the Reverend John Hodgson, Vicar of Jarrow, both these men had experience of mining tragedies. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

overseen overseen by overseen creation overseer of slaves overseeress overseerism