overseer
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overseer
- /ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/
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English oversee
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 overseer
From oversee + -er.
noun overseers
- The manager of a plantation of slaves. It is often deemed advisable to knock a man slave down, in order to tie him, but it is considered cowardly and inexcusable, in an overseer, thus to deal with a woman.
- An officer responsible for the care of the poor, making out lists of voters and those who had not paid taxes, etc.
- A critic.
- A bishop.
Similar: administrator, chief, comptroller, controller, curator, foreman, head, head man, organizer, superintendent, supervisor
