A manager is a person who is responsible for running part of or the whole of a business organization.
The chef, staff and managers are all Chinese.
...Linda Emery, marketing manager for Wall's sausages.
...a retired bank manager.
Synonyms: supervisor, head, director, executive More Synonyms of manager
2. countable noun
The manager of a pop star or other entertainer is the person who looks after their business interests.
3. countable noun
The manager of a sports team is the person responsible for training the players and organizing the way they play. In American English, manager is only used for baseball; in other sports, coach is used instead.
manager in British English
(ˈmænɪdʒə)
noun
1.
a person who directs or manages an organization, industry, shop, etc
2.
a person who controls the business affairs of an actor, entertainer, etc
3.
a person who controls the training of a sportsman, sportswoman, or team
4.
a person who has a talent for managing efficiently
5. law
a person appointed by a court to carry on a business during receivership
6.
(in Britain) a member of either House of Parliament appointed to arrange a matter in which both Houses are concerned
7.
a computer program that organizes a resource, such as a set of files or a database
Derived forms
managership (ˈmanagerˌship)
noun
manager in American English
(ˈmænɪdʒər)
noun
a person who manages
; esp.,
a.
one who manages a business, institution, etc.
b.
one who manages affairs or expenditures, as of a household, a client (as an entertainer or athlete), an athletic team, etc.
c. US, Baseball
the person in overall charge of a team and the strategy in games
d.
in a school or college, a student in charge of the equipment and records of a team under the supervision of a coach
Derived forms
managership (ˈmanagerˌship)
noun
COBUILD Collocations
manager
experienced manager
good manager
new manager
senior manager
young manager
Examples of 'manager' in a sentence
manager
He is an unbelievable manager and a person.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The inquiry could not force managers to disclose bank accounts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Team managers or coaches no longer decide if a player continues.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are a lot of managers and coaches who don't get back in.
The Sun (2017)
He's a great manager and fantastic person.
The Sun (2016)
Also: the moment your bank manager catches up with you.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
As a cross between cheerleader and team manager, you can turn a group of friends into a winning unit.
The Sun (2016)
A touchline ban does not stop a manager contacting his coaches - but a stadium ban does.
The Sun (2017)
Not all business managers need an MBA, although it helps.
Computing (2010)
While the IT industry is awash with cloud hype, business managers have yet to get their head around the concept.
Computing (2010)
This sends an instant text and picture message to the shop manager.
The Sun (2010)
One day people will recognise me as both a coach and a manager.
The Sun (2007)
Two in five senior managers and business owners have made conference calls behind the wheel.
The Sun (2014)
The outlook for the insurance industry and asset managers is mixed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What are the options for the responsible manager?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The firm bucks the trend of more supervisors reporting disruptive individuals than team members or senior managers.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This book therefore focuses on the manager as a person.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
This demand requires new thinking and new action on the part of the managers.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
When a manager picks a team he answers to only one imperative.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They have a bank manager who knows who they are and remembers their affairs.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He is one of the great coaches and managers in the history of football.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Was this the action of a responsible manager?
The Sun (2010)
Another reason for appointing one person as system manager is confidentiality.
Christianity Today (2000)
Is the manager part of the problem?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And disgruntled fans questioned the manager and members of the board on where all the money was going.
The Sun (2014)
Industry managers themselves largely took it for granted that their perennially domestic orientation had left them asleep at the switch.
Kantrow, Alan M. The Constraints of Corporate Tradition (1987)
This is a crucial week for the Arsenal manager.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Managers want to see graphs on screen that give an up-to-the-minute snapshot of the business.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
manager
British English: manager /ˈmænɪdʒə/ NOUN
A manager is the person responsible for running part of or the whole of a business organization.
The chef, staff, and managers are all locals.
American English: manager
Arabic: مُدِير
Brazilian Portuguese: gerente
Chinese: 经理
Croatian: menadžer
Czech: manažer
Danish: leder
Dutch: manager
European Spanish: gerente
Finnish: johtaja yhtiön tms.
French: gérant
German: Betriebsleiter
Greek: διευθυντής
Italian: direttore
Japanese: 経営者
Korean: 관리자
Norwegian: leder
Polish: kierownik
European Portuguese: gerente
Romanian: administrator
Russian: управляющий
Latin American Spanish: gerente
Swedish: chef
Thai: ผู้จัดการ
Turkish: müdür
Ukrainian: керівник
Vietnamese: người quản lý
Definition of 'manager'
Chinese translation of 'manager'
manager
(ˈmænɪdʒəʳ)
n(c)
[of business, department etc]经(經)理 (jīnglǐ) (位, wèi)