supervisor

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++su·per·vi·sor /ˈsuːpəvaɪzə $ -pərvaɪzər/ noun [countable] 1. someone who supervises a person or activity 监督人；指导人；主管人2. American English someone who is a member of the city, county etc government in some parts of the US 〔美国某些地方的市、县等政府中的〕监督人 —supervisory /ˈsuːpəvaɪzəri $ ˌsuːpərˈvaɪzəri/ adjective I had a supervisory role. 我负责监督工作。

Examples from the Corpus

supervisor• You are a supervisor of a company security department.• That will cost you some money, but it beats letting the customer stew while an employee hunts for a supervisor.• Haworth, formerly a supervisor of 120 people at a printing company, left to start his own business.• You must receive approval from a supervisor before visiting a high-risk area.• By the time his father, by then a supervisor, was given an apartment, Boris was 14.• The concept of a nominated personal educational supervisor for each preregistration house officer is an innovation in the recommendations.• Yet authority is passed down or delegated through the formal organisation; it is not passed up from supervisors to senior managers.• She has worked her way up the company and is now supervisor of 50 staff members.• We still need to replace the office supervisor.• The student's supervisor on the placement is also interviewed as part of the assessment of the student's performance.• Their supervisors are constantly giving them feedback on how to improve their standing, which they eagerly accept and respond to.From Longman Business Dictionarysupervisorsu‧per‧vis‧or /ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə-pərˌvaɪzər/ noun [countable]JOB someone who is in charge of a group of workers or a particular area of workAny holidays not already booked should be cleared with your supervisor.

su·per·vi·sor nounChineseSyllable

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supervisor
su‧per‧vi‧sor /ˈsuːpəvaɪzə $ -pərvaɪzər/

noun [countable]
1. someone who supervises a person or activity
2. American English someone who is a member of the city, county etc government in some parts of the US
—supervisory /ˈsuːpəvaɪzəri $ ˌsuːpərˈvaɪzəri/ adjective:

I had a supervisory role.

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.

super·visor

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/ˈsuːpəvaɪzə(r)/

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NAmE

/ˈsuːpərvaɪzər/

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noun

a person who supervises sb/sth 监督人；指导者；主管人