managerman‧ag‧er /ˈmænɪdʒə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 
She’s now assistant marketing manager for the southeast area. one of our regional managersmanager of the general manager of Chevrolet a middle manager in a computer company (=someone who manages a small part of a company) → line manager2someone who is in charge of training and organizing a sports team: the new England managermanager of the manager of Lazio3someone who is in charge of the business affairs of a singer, an actor etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- All new loans must be approved by the bank manager.
- He is general manager of operations for three health clubs.
- He was a manager for Safeway Stores before leaving to start his own business.
- I'd like to see the manager please.
- If the sales clerk cannot help you, ask to see the manager.
- McBride was a general manager in charge of research and development.
- Notify your line manager if you are ill.
- Ron was promoted to branch manager of the North West region.
- She's one of our regional sales managers.
- the manager of the Boston Red Sox
- the advertising manager of a mail-order company
- White was later a store manager for Safeway Stores.
- And now Cambridge United, who recently sacked controversial manager John Beck, have made the first move.
- Even corporate bonds, which in particular started the year out of favor among money managers, had a good year.
- Few theatre managers understood the nature of the gases which they handled.
- Finally, the managers had difficulty confronting the possibility that, in part, they might be the source of the problem.
- I have all these new managers, all these intellectuals.
- Senior managers concerned with efficiency often try to reduce the substitutability of other departments below them.
- These activities would include the appointment of case managers for individuals such as the vulnerable elderly when it was appropriate. 2.
- Visalia had adopted a radically new budget system, which allowed managers to respond quickly as circumstances changed.
THESAURUS
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?
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
(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.
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.
the manager who is directly in charge of you in a company: · If you want to take a holiday, first ask your line manager.
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.
Longman Language Activatora manager someone whose job is to be in charge of a group of people, a project, a department, or a bank, shop, hotel etc: · I'd like to speak to the manager.manager of: · the advertising manager of a mail-order companybank/hotel/restaurant etc manager: · All new loans must be approved by the bank manager.marketing/sales/accounts etc manager: · She's one of our regional sales managers.
informal the person who is in charge of you at work: · Does your boss know you're looking for another job?· There's a new guy at work who's always trying to impress the boss.· The front page of the paper announced "Company bosses get record pay increases".
a manager, especially an important one: · We were visited by a young, dynamic executive from a small computer company.executive for: · Clifford, a former congressman, is now an executive for a large charity.executive stress (=an illness suffered by managers who are under a lot of pressure in their jobs): · a psychiatrist who specializes in executive stress
someone who is in charge of a group of factory workers or builders, whose job is to make sure that the workers do what the manager wants: · Anton hated the foreman, who was never satisfied with anyone's work.foreman of: · He spoke as though he were a rich landowner instead of just the foreman of a modest building firm.
someone who is in charge of a group of workers, such as cleaners or secretaries, in an office, factory, airport etc, whose job is to make sure that the workers do what the manager wants: · We still need to replace the office supervisor.supervisor of: · She has worked her way up the company and is now supervisor of 50 staff members.
the manager who is directly in charge of you in a company, rather than a more senior manager: · If you want to take a holiday, first ask your line manager.
if you report to someone in a company, they are your line manager: · Jan is based in Birmingham and reports to the Head of Marketing.
a manager in a high position an important manager who is in charge of a company or a department in a company: · The directors are meeting today to discuss the company's future.finance/sales/personnel etc director: · Have you met the new finance director?director of: · Dr Jane Wilde, director of the Health Promotion Agency
also chief executive officer/CEO American the manager with most authority in the normal, everyday management of a company. This job is often combined with other jobs, such as that of president: · Universal Studios is looking for a new chief executive.chief executive of: · the CEO of General Motors
the person in charge of a large company or organization, especially in the US: · Angry shareholders called for the resignation of the company president.president of: · the president of CBS news
American abbreviation VP the person in a company or organization who is directly below the president in rank, and who is usually responsible for a particular part of the company: · Meyer hopes to become the company's first female vice president.vice president of/for: · the vice president for sales and marketing· the VP of corporate affairs
the person who is in charge of a large company or organization, especially the most powerful member of its board: · Doreen's leaving party looked more like a board meeting, with the chairman and directors there to say goodbye.chairman/chairwoman of: · Manley gradually worked her way up, and within ten years became chairwoman of the board.· The Chairman of British Airways visited Downing Street last week.
British the person in charge of the daily management of a company or organization. This job is often combined with that of chairman: managing director of: · Silva has been appointed managing director of the sales division.· He's the managing director of a small printing firm.
the person in charge of an organization or department: head of: · the former head of MI5, the British Intelligence Service· She's the head of research and development.
a manager who is in a lower position someone who is immediately below the rank of another manager, and who is officially in charge when that other person is away or ill: deputy director/manager/principal etc: · The deputy director is authorized to act in the director's absence.· He became the deputy head of the FBI at the age of only 36.
a manager who is in charge of an organization or department when a more senior manager is not there: · I left the planning to my second- in-command while I was away.· She had been second- in-command at the nursing home and was now a senior manager in one of the big Boston hospitals.
a group of managers the people who are in charge of an organization, not the ordinary workers: · Talks between the workers and the management broke down today.senior management: · Senior management seem to be completely out of touch with their staff's needs.
the group of people who have been chosen to manage a company, and who meet regularly to make important decisions: · There are only two women on the company's board of directors.· Last year the board approved use of funds to improve staff training.be appointed to the board (of directors): · Carmichael was appointed to the board in July.board meeting: · An emergency board meeting was hastily arranged.
British /the head office American the group of top managers of a company who work in it's central office and control the rest of the company's offices from there: · Head office must approve any order for new equipment.· In the past, strategy was dictated by the head office.
an expression meaning the management of an organization, used especially when the organization is so large that you do not know who the management is: · The powers that be have decided that our lunch breaks should be reduced to 45 minutes.
the job of being a manager the job or skill of being a manager: · Val has finished college and is looking for a job in management.· a course aimed at improving management skillsgood/bad management: · The failure of many small businesses is caused by bad management.
connected with being a manager - use this about the jobs that managers do or the skills that they need: · This is her first managerial job.· This is the biggest crisis of his managerial career.· Managerial skills and technical expertise are often in short supply.
someone who is in charge at work someone who is in charge of a group of workers, and makes sure they do their jobs properly: · You must receive approval from a supervisor before visiting a high-risk area.· Haworth, formerly a supervisor of 120 people at a printing company, left to start his own business.
the person who is in charge of a company, department, or particular activity: head of: · According to Rice, the head of the planning committee, the project is 25% completed.be head of something: · Hwang is head of the local Communist Party, and is also a farmer.
someone who is in charge of a group of factory workers or builders and is responsible for seeing that orders from managers are carried out: · Time taken in unloading should be recorded by the foreman and paid at the agreed rate.
the person who is in charge of you at work: · As a secretary, my job includes taking my boss's phone calls.· She accuses her former boss of sexually harassing her.immediate boss (=the person who is directly in charge of you): · The managing director is a man but my immediate boss is a woman.be your own boss (=to run your own business and organize your own work): · I don't make as much money as I used to, but I prefer being my own boss.
someone whose job is to run part or all of a company or other organization and who is in charge of you at work: · He was a manager for Safeway Stores before leaving to start his own business.· If the sales clerk cannot help you, ask to see the manager.· McBride was a general manager in charge of research and development.line manager (=the person who is directly in charge of your work): · Notify your line manager if you are ill.
formal someone who is in a higher position than you at work: · The report he submitted to his superiors accurately reflected the poor morale of the workers.immediate superior (=the person in the position directly above you): · Your most important working relationship is with your immediate superior.
people who work in a shop British /sales clerk American someone whose job is to serve customers and sell things in a shop, especially in a big shop such as a department store: · She was a bit rude, that shop assistant, don't you think?· I'm working weekends as a sales clerk.
someone who is in charge of a shop: · I'd like to see the manager please.branch/area manager (=someone who is manager of all the shops owned by one particular company in one area): · Ron was promoted to branch manager of the North West region.
British someone who owns or manages a small shop: · A lot of the smaller shopkeepers didn't have any insurance at all.· The money for the Christmas lights was raised by a group of local shopkeepers, who want to attract shoppers to the area.
British someone who sells things in a market: · The market traders have started a petition to try and stop the development going ahead.
WORD SETSAOB, bookkeeping, nounCEO, nounchairman, nouncompany secretary, nounconsortium, nouncontractual, adjectivecosting, noundenationalize, verbdirector, noundirectorate, noundirectorship, nounflow chart, nounfront office, nounhatchet man, nounhuman resources, nounline management, nounline manager, nounmaladministration, nounmanagement, nounmanagement consultant, nounmanager, nounmanageress, nounmanagerial, adjectivemiddle management, nounnon-executive director, nounposition paper, nounpresident, nounpyramid, nounquality assurance, nounquality control, nounsilent partner, nounventure, nounvice-president, nounwhite knight, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She’s now assistant marketing manager for the southeast area. one of our regional managers the general manager of Chevrolet a middle manager in a computer company (=someone who manages a small part of a company)COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Have you met our branch manager, Mr. Carlson? the general manager How did anyone so stupid make it to manager? a trainee hairdresserCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
She’s now assistant marketing manager for the southeast area. one of our regional managers the general manager of Chevrolet a middle manager in a computer company (=someone who manages a small part of a company)· Could I make an appointment with the bank manager, please?
Have you met our branch manager, Mr. Carlson?· We need to take on a business manager to deal with some of the admin.
(=for a political campaign)· She’s a campaign manager for Amnesty International.
(=who work for big companies)· highly paid corporate executives
(=in a company)· After two years, he was promoted to the job of department manager.
· He held the position of factory manager.
· Football managers shouldn't complain about referees' decisions.
the general manager How did anyone so stupid make it to manager?· The project manager is responsible for sorting this out.
· He worked as a restaurant manager at Mario's Pizzas for 10 years.
· She's now a senior manager for a large toy company.
· Who do you think will be the next England team manager?
a trainee hairdresser· The council, however, included San Diego assistant city manager Penelope Culbreth-Graft among six finalists.· Wimbledon's hard man ran across the pitch to point threateningly at Middlesbrough assistant manager John Pickering.· He took all meals in his room, owed money to the hotel, expected a visit from an assistant manager.· Also, I'd make arrangements with your assistant manager to cover for Michael long-term.· Employment Hotel managers and assistant managers held about 105, 000 wage and salary jobs in 1994.· He had been promised that once he had obtained his colliery manager's certificate, he would be made an assistant manager.· Phil Arnold, assistant general manager of the Recreation and Park Department, said the 49ers had agreed to the terms.
· From a general manager at M & S regarding the Retail Cleaning.· In many hotels, the general manager also serves as the resident manager.· Timothy Melgund, currently general manager of cards, news and Paperchase, will now also be responsible for stationery.· Webber now hangs out and delights diners with Gump impersonations, said general manager Dave Trombetta.· Fisher and general manager Floyd Reese have been careful not to criticize the fans or the city.· His teammates, for example, and his coaches and general manager and a healthy segment of fans in the Bay Area.
· A cull of 1,000 middle managers should lop a further £225m off costs.· They also developed a plan to expose the statement through discussions with three or four groups of middle level managers at Mega.· The National Economic Development Office estimates that four percent of middle and senior managers are women.· The work of middle managers and a focus on function remain unchanged.· In an extreme case, she guided one middle manager who was going through mid-life swerve into working at a zoo.· At some point, corporations will be hiring, rather than firing, middle managers.· And unfortunately for middle managers, the encroachment of technology has coincided with a less autocratic approach to management.· Terribly talented people often have little tolerance for less talented middle managers.
· He's the new manager of that electronic factory in Tryford.· The new managers knew that their key to success was learning how to learn from experience.· With a new manager came a change in emphasis and a renovation programme was commenced, starting with car 250 in 1955.· And like the new managers, the subordinates had advocated a rather one-sided view of those interface obligations.· Hull are set to name their new manager at a press conference this morning.· In addition to the A&R department's other duties, we also teach and help new, inexperienced managers who bring acts to us.· When they were feeling more magnanimous, the new managers defined administration as a secondary, yet essential, managerial function.
· Plans prepared using agreed criteria are then approved by the relevant senior managers.· I asked to join the group and invited other senior managers to work with us.· The following interview extract vividly illustrates the perceived difference, in the eyes of one senior manager in an acute unit.· For example, some senior managers of flexible organizations could establish explicit reward structures that extend beyond normal business cycles.· Colleagues presented him with video editing equipment which was handed over by Michael Larkin, senior manager in Research Group.· The senior and middle managers whose salaries contributed heavily to the top-heavy cost structure that ostensibly prohibited competitive pricing?· The survey analysed nearly 21,000 salaries of senior managers to supervisors at more than 900 companies with a total workforce of 824,000.· At the weekend senior managers expressed optimism about the future.
NOUN· A third reason is that some bank managers feel threatened by a measure which could prove embarrassing.· Most people think at once of their bank manager.· Even the bank manager takes participation in the project into account when considering loans to co-operatives.· He gets cold feet and phones his bank manager asking him to stop the cheque.· The lock-manufacturer fixed the combination, and he has told the bank manager.· It is what do I sell to pay off my bank manager and my creditors?· She didn't think her bank manager would be very pleased if she ran over her credit card limit as well.· Failure to warn your bank manager in advance will result in even steeper charges.
· This observation was made by a new branch manager in a securities firm.· The branch manager will ensure that the query is investigated objectively and hopefully be able to resolve the matter to your satisfaction.· New branch managers were generally promoted from the ranks for competence and achievements as individual contributors.· Chris Barnes branch manager at Chelmsford realised that there was only one thing to do, send for surveyor Bruce Jones-Walker.· He decided to find out more about the branch manager opportunity, and eventually chose to pursue it.· One of the main jobs of the unit is to advise branch managers about technical projects that are worth backing.· I realize now that when I accepted the position of branch manager that it is truly an exciting vocation.
· On Sunday, Lewis's business manager Adrian Ogun said the two camps were ready to start negotiating for a summer fight.· However, one business manager said Tucson companies could cope with the increase.· Oaklands Chris McLean, Newham's business manager, is now head of information, communications and learning technology.· Of those questioned, 45% thought that experienced business managers could help them with future strategic decisions.· Connecting a business plan and a business manager to each editorial section is alarming.· Information technology professionals, however, feel that business managers have no understanding of, or interest in, technology.· The business managers or the section editors?
· But according to his campaign manager Mr Brian Fisk, it's all much closer to home than it was in 1966.· Buchanan is his own speech writer and ideas man; his sister Bay is campaign manager.· But the Lexington goes to Bay Buchanan, sister and campaign manager of Pat, for her low-budget bravado.· He had a campaign manager, banners, palm cards, even musical groups singing for him.· Smith's campaign manager, Robin Cook, appears confident that his candidate will come round to endorsing electoral reform.· Brown campaign manager Jack Davis called the resume item a lie.· The President took a call from Sig Beller, our campaign manager.
· Last Sunday the Leicester City manager agreed to become caretaker national coach for the friendly in Turin.· Clark was forced to resign June 18 after eight years as city manager.· For budget-minded city managers, however, such attractions are serious business.· Gunnarson, 54, was an assistant city manager in charge of redevelopment.· Ted Gaebler, then city manager of Visalia, brought it to Visalia six months later.· He has also worked as city manager and assistant city manager in Kalamazoo, Mich.· In a 21-year career as city manager, Uberuaga said he has worked with 45 different council members and 16 mayors.· She came to work for McGrory about 15 months ago from Tucson, Ariz., where she was assistant city manager.
· Most fund managers believed it was too early to say when they would consider buying London shares again.· Nearly 20 fund managers and analysts have resigned over the last 12 months, including some major stars.· One course of action fund managers are likely to pursue is to introduce more funds which combine gilts with high yielding equities.· This year, many fund managers say, the pessimists could be right and the markets could take a dive.· Investors who do their own research and then go directly to the fund manager of the choice must still pay the charge.· Since then, Fidelity has banned its fund managers from making any comments about stocks.
· One passionate advocate of appraisals is Canon Hardaker, whose lucid guidelines should be compulsory reading for many a line manager.· The winning coalition of line managers would become prophetic as they were to become more dominant in subsequent meetings.· Half the line managers interviewed thought Opportunity 2000 had been communicated ineffectively or not at all.· They fail to court line managers in the operating groups who make the major decisions.· Your line manager will also discuss and agree realistic objectives with you.· What do staff and line managers expect from an organization?· During the time they have off they are kept in touch with what is going on at work by their line manager.· Nate Cocello allowed a knowing smile to cross his face at what he knew would be the natural reactions of line managers.
· It survived and is still trading but Gilbey now works from his Norfolk home as marketing manager for Team Lotus.· According to regional marketing manager David Asquith the contract was clinched in the face of stiff competition.· I discovered later he was the marketing manager of a company that sold agricultural fertiliser.· There is another way of viewing Levitt's arguments; the relative importance of between-country and within-country differences to the marketing manager.
· Thus bank money managers and corporate treasurers readily switch funds between the internal and external dollar markets.· In particular, money managers will be asked to show greater willingness to support venture capital projects and start-up enterprises.· Some professional money managers may know instinctively when to add to or subtract from their stockholdings.· Still, money managers, analysts, and economists are taking their best educated guesses.· In the case of the second investor, our model reproduces the tax-based investment strategy offered by numerous money managers.· Some individual money managers made news in 1995.· Suppose you have a money manager with a talent for finding beaten-up companies with hidden value.
· What price would the portfolio manager be prepared to pay for these shares given a holding period of 5 years? 3.
· He has 25 years' experience as a project manager and architectural technologist.· Tom Wesolowski was recently hired by Advanced Engineering to serve as a project manager in the Moorhead office.· Then I became a lead project manager and, I have to say, I was a good one.· How does the project manager organize and supervise the people in the team?· Women are excluded very subtly, said Dawn Fisher, project manager for the Catalyst survey.· The skills of our project managers have shortened construction time by 12 weeks compared with five years ago.
· Next morning the stage manager took great pleasure in informing them they had been to a women-only club.· Making Alvin the stage manager was the first step, she believed, in involving him in something outside of class work.· For a company of our size to tour without a stage manager and only one technician is a nightmare.· He is also a founder member and stage manager of the Calder Valley Junior theatre Society.· He had become a stage manager and officer of the Minnehaha Minstrels.· John, the stage manager, went with her to the X-ray department.· Mr Mates was the efficient stage manager of Michael Heseltine's almost successful bid for the premiership.· Well, we know the importance of assistant stage managers, because where would we be without the tea?
VERB· Who did Joe Torre replace when he became YankeesU manager at the start of the 1996 season? 9.· After five years he moved to become manager of a shop in Scarborough before coming to Darlington in 1989.· Some scientists and engineers become managers in marketing, personnel, purchasing, or other areas or become general managers.· In 1882 Churchward became assistant carriage-works manager at Swindon and manager in 1885.· Adrienne became the manager for the Garland Trio.· He hasn't become a bad manager overnight.· The singer, her darker side flaring up, demanded that Ruth give up her other clients and become her personal manager.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► acting manager/head teacher/director etc► be made up to captain/manager etc
- Employment Hotel managers and assistant managers held about 105, 000 wage and salary jobs in 1994.
- He started at the Town House in 1991, working as assistant manager from 1997 to 1999.
- He worked his way up from kitchen porter, assistant cook, employment at a casino and by painting and decorating.
- Hotel managers and assistant managers strive to ensure their guests will have a pleasant stay.
- One of his teammates will be former Darlington assistant manager Tony McAndrew.
- She and assistant manager Lance Green had been instructed to improve profits at the expense of Burger King.
- The, the, the late director was pushed and knocked down I guess when he was assistant director.
- West Ham's assistant manager Harry Redknapp has been another victim of a fans' fit-up.
- A caretaker boss is expected to be named today.
- A player representation, led by caretaker manager Edwin Stein, received a rapturous welcome.
- All three parties undertook to support the caretaker government until the elections.
- And caretaker boss Barrow said he was a little disappointed at not taking three points!
- In the meantime, his assistant, Mr Ronnie Moran, would act as caretaker manager.
- The caretaker government had earlier introduced new laws increasing the penalties for election offences.
- They sought extra-parliamentary means to oust Chavalit, establish a caretaker government and hold a new election.
- All these convey an organisational unit headed by a line manager.
- One passionate advocate of appraisals is Canon Hardaker, whose lucid guidelines should be compulsory reading for many a line manager.
- Your line manager will also discuss and agree realistic objectives with you.
- Finally, on November 24, he took over the reins of the Puzzle Palace from the retiring director.
WORD FAMILYnounmanagementmanagermanageabilitymanageressadjectivemanageable ≠ unmanageablemanagerialverbmanage
1someone whose job is to manage part or all of a company or other organizationbank/sales/project etc manager She’s now assistant marketing manager for the southeast area. one of our regional managersmanager of the general manager of Chevrolet a middle manager in a computer company (=someone who manages a small part of a company) → line manager2someone who is in charge of training and organizing a sports team: the new England managermanager of the manager of Lazio3someone who is in charge of the business affairs of a singer, an actor etc