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overseer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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o·ver·seer /ˈəʊvəsɪə $ ˈoʊvərsiːər/ noun [countable]  BEIN CHARGE OFsomeone who is in charge of a project, group of workers etc, and who makes sure that the job is done properly 监工,工头,监督人 SYN supervisor
Examples from the Corpus
overseerThat is, he was more often issuing summonses on behalf of than against overseers.Yet the general staff of overseers is small, only about 40 employees, supplemented by local officials in 94 judicial districts.Sir I am the present overseer but these things was before I came to the Parish.The Pasha's overseer struck my father.If in his new post as security overseer he can reduce crime, well and good.He was the overseer on the roads?What is produced is a herd of predominantly submissive and passive humans who are easily managed for the benefit of their overseers.Tidy team: Langbaurgh's cleansing squads in their new uniforms will have a group of young overseers on their rounds today.
From Longman Business Dictionaryoverseero‧ver‧seer /ˈəʊvəsɪəˈoʊvərsɪr/ noun [countable]1LAWa person or organization whose job is to check that an activity is being performed honestly and legallySYN REGULATORthe overseer of the privatisation process.2journalism a person or organization appointed by a court to deal with the affairs of a bankrupt company3old-fashioned someone in charge of a group of workers, who checks their work is done properlyThe overseers had exactly twice the labourers’ pay.
o·ver·seer nounChineseSyllable
is Business a in Corpus group project, who charge of someone


overseer
overseer /ˈəʊvəsɪə $ ˈoʊvərsiːər/ noun [countable]
someone who is in charge of a project, group of workers etc, and who makes sure that the job is done properly
   SYN  supervisor


over·seerBrE /ˈəʊvəsɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈoʊvərsɪr/ 🔊 noun(old-fashioned) a person whose job is to make sure that other workers do their work 监工;工头a person or an organization that is responsible for making sure that a system is working as it should (某体系的)监督者,监督机构,督察