单词 | supervisor |
释义 | supervisor[ soo-per-vahy-zer ] / ˈsu pərˌvaɪ zər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR supervisor ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent. Education. an official responsible for assisting teachers in the preparation of syllabuses, in devising teaching methods, etc., in a department of instruction, especially in public schools. (in some U.S. states) the chief elected administrative officer of a township, who is often also a member of the governing board of the county. Origin of supervisor1425–75; late Middle English <Medieval Latin supervīsor, equivalent to supervid-, stem of supervidēre to supervise + -tor-tor, with dt>s OTHER WORDS FROM supervisorsu·per·vi·sor·ship, nounpre·su·per·vi·sor, nounWords nearby supervisorsupervene, supervenient, supervise, supervision, supervision order, supervisor, supervisory, supervisory board, superwaif, superweed, superwoman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for supervisorBritish Dictionary definitions for supervisorsupervisor / (ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə) / nouna person who manages or supervises a foreman or forewoman (in some British universities) a tutor supervising the work, esp research work, of a student (in some US schools) an administrator running a department of teachers (in some US states) the elected chief official of a township or other subdivision of a county obsolete a spectator Derived forms of supervisorsupervisorship, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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