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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024su•per•vi•sor /ˈsupərˌvaɪzɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who watches over, directs, or manages another or others.
su•per•vi•so•ry, adj. See -vis-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024su•per•vi•sor (so̅o̅′pər vī′zər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who supervises workers or the work done by others;
superintendent. - Educationan official responsible for assisting teachers in the preparation of syllabuses, in devising teaching methods, etc., in a department of instruction, esp. in public schools.
- Government(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.
- Medieval Latin supervīsor, equivalent. to supervid-, stem of supervidēre to supervise + -tor -tor, with dt s
- late Middle English 1425–75
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