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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++man·ag·er /ˈmænɪdʒə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]  1 BBBMANAGERsomeone whose job is to manage part or all of a company or other organization 〔公司或其他机构的〕经理,管理者bank/sales/project etc manager She’s now assistant marketing manager for the southeast area. 她现在是东南地区的助理营销经理。 one of our regional managers 我们的一位地区经理manager of the general manager of Chevrolet 雪佛兰公司总经理 a middle manager in a computer company (=someone who manages a small part of a company) 一家计算机公司的中层管理人员 line manager2 DSsomeone who is in charge of training and organizing a sports team 〔运动队的〕主教练 the new England manager 英格兰队新任主教练manager of the manager of Lazio 拉齐奥队的主教练3. APBBBsomeone who is in charge of the business affairs of a singer, an actor etc 〔歌手、演员等的〕经纪人,经理人
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managerHe was a manager for Safeway Stores before leaving to start his own business.the advertising manager of a mail-order companyVisalia had adopted a radically new budget system, which allowed managers to respond quickly as circumstances changed.All new loans must be approved by the bank manager.Ron was promoted to branch manager of the North West region.These activities would include the appointment of case managers for individuals such as the vulnerable elderly when it was appropriate. 2.And now Cambridge United, who recently sacked controversial manager John Beck, have made the first move.McBride was a general manager in charge of research and development.He is general manager of operations for three health clubs.Notify your line manager if you are ill.Even corporate bonds, which in particular started the year out of favor among money managers, had a good year.I have all these new managers, all these intellectuals.She's one of our regional sales managers.Senior managers concerned with efficiency often try to reduce the substitutability of other departments below them.White was later a store manager for Safeway Stores.Finally, the managers had difficulty confronting the possibility that, in part, they might be the source of the problem.If the sales clerk cannot help you, ask to see the manager.I'd like to see the manager please.the manager of the Boston Red SoxFew theatre managers understood the nature of the gases which they handled.middle managerThere is increasing evidence of disillusionment among middle managers which goes beyond the long-established mid-career crisis literature.How real are many so-called management posts in schools, e.g. deputy heads in primary schools and middle managers in secondary schools?Computers are belatedly replacing thousands of clerical staff and middle managers.And unfortunately for middle managers, the encroachment of technology has coincided with a less autocratic approach to management.In the organizational hierarchy of the past, middle managers were the people who remembered things, who passed on corporate culture.Among those who face cutbacks: general supervisors, middle managers and production workers.Third, the rest of the middle managers are nervous.The middle managers are gone, and they are not coming back.
From Longman Business Dictionarymanagerman‧ag‧er /ˈmænɪdʒə-ər/ noun [countable]JOB someone whose job is to manage all or part of a company or organization, or a particular activityTo be a good manager you need loads of energy.a restructuring designed to give top managers more control over operationsa cost-cutting program in which more than 20 middle managers and senior managers have been fired account manager assistant manager bank manager branch manager brand manager business manager commercial manager floor manager fund manager general manager human resources manager investment manager line manager money manager personnel manager plant manager portfolio manager production manager product manager project manager property manager research manager sales manager trading manager works manager see also file manager
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manager
manager S1 W1 /ˈmænɪdʒə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: management, manager, manageability, manageress; adjective: manageableunmanageable, managerial; verb: manage
1. someone whose job is to manage part or all of a company or other organization
    bank/sales/project etc manager
    She’s now assistant marketing manager for the south east area.
    one of our regional managers
    manager of
    the general manager of Chevrolet
    a middle manager in a computer company (=someone who manages a small part of a company)line manager
2. someone who is in charge of training and organizing a sports team:
    the new England manager
    manager of
    the manager of Lazio
3. someone who is in charge of the business affairs of a singer, an actor etc
     
THESAURUS
    boss the person who is in charge of you at work. Boss sounds rather informal. The usual word to use in more formal English is manager: Does your boss know you're looking for another job?
    manager the person in charge of a business such as a shop, a bank, or a hotel, or of a part of a business: I'd like to speak to the hotel manager. | the sales manager | the manager of an Italian restaurant
    head the person who is in charge of an organization or a department within that organization: the head of the CIA | My wife's head of the French department at the university. | He was the former head of the American Cancer Society.
    chief the most important person or one of the most important people in an organization such as the police, the fire department, or the army: the chief of police | police/army/fire chiefs | Health chiefs have secured cash to build two new hospitals.
    president especially American English the person who is in charge of a large company or a department within a company: the president of CBS news | Angry shareholders called for the resignation of the company president.
    managing director British English the person who is in charge of the daily management of a company or organization: He's the managing director of a small printing firm.
    chief executive (also chief executive officer, CEO) the person who is in charge of the daily management of a company: the CEO of General Motors | Universal Studios is looking for a new chief executive.
    supervisor someone who is in charge of a group of workers, whose job is to make sure that the workers do what the manager wants: He was employed as a warehouse supervisor.
    line manager the manager who is directly in charge of you in a company: If you want to take a holiday, first ask your line manager.
    report to somebody if you report to someone in a company, that person is directly in charge of you: Jan is based in Birmingham and reports to the Head of Marketing.


🔑 man·agerBrE /ˈmænɪdʒə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmænɪdʒər/ 🔊 noun🔑 a person who is in charge of running a business, a shop/store or a similar organization or part of one (企业、店铺等的)经理,经营者,老板a bank/hotel manager 银行/酒店经理the sales/marketing/personnel manager 销售部/市场部/人事部经理a meeting of area managers地区经理会议   see also middle manager at middle management

accountant, agent, auditor, businessman, CEO, chairman, consultant, entrepreneur, executive, manager

a person who deals with the business affairs of an actor, a musician, etc. (演员、音乐家等的)经理人,经纪人,个人经理a person who trains and organizes a sports team (运动队的)主教练the new manager of Italy意大利队的新主教练