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manager
- /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/ UK
- /ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/ US
- [ˈmeə̯n.ə.d͡ʒɚ] US
- /mæːˈneː.dʒə(r)/ India, North
- /ˈmæː.nə.dʒə(r)/ India, North
- /ˈmæː.ne(ː).dʒə(r)/ India, South
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der.
Proto-Italic *manus
Latin manus
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Latin -izāre
Vulgar Latin *manizāre
Old Italian maneggiareder.?
Old French manegebor.
Middle English *manage
English manage
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English manager
From manage + -er.
noun managers · managah · managuh
- A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team. Although they did not want to risk wasting money, faster-climbing managers did value generosity and fair-mindedness.
- The head coach.
- An administrator, for a singer or group.
- A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system. a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager
