Overseer
noun
A person who supervises others, especially workers.
The overseer ensured that all the factory workers were doing their tasks correctly.
Often appears as...
- factory overseer
- farm overseer
noun
A person who makes sure a particular task is completed properly.
The research overseer had the responsibility of checking all the data gathered by the scientists.
Often appears as...
- research overseer
- project overseer
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Academic
noun
A person who manages large farming operations, especially plantations.
Back in the 1800s, the plantation overseer was responsible for managing the slaves' work.
Often appears as...
- plantation overseer
- field overseer
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Historical, General
noun
A person who oversees and manages a church and its activities.
As an elder and overseer of the church, he had many responsibilities.
Often appears as...
- church overseer
- religious overseer
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Religious
noun
A person who supervises others, especially workers.
The overseer ensured that all the factory workers were doing their tasks correctly.
Often appears as...
- factory overseer
- farm overseer
noun
A person who makes sure a particular task is completed properly.
The research overseer had the responsibility of checking all the data gathered by the scientists.
Often appears as...
- research overseer
- project overseer
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A person who manages large farming operations, especially plantations.
Back in the 1800s, the plantation overseer was responsible for managing the slaves' work.
Often appears as...
- plantation overseer
- field overseer
Usage tips
Historical, General
noun
A person who oversees and manages a church and its activities.
As an elder and overseer of the church, he had many responsibilities.
Often appears as...
- church overseer
- religious overseer
Usage tips
Religious
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Workplace Hierarchy
The term 'overseer' suggests a position of authority within a job setting, indicating someone watches over the work.
As the new factory overseer, she checked on the assembly line’s productivity.
Pro Tip 2/2Responsibility Implication
'Overseer' implies responsibility for the performance of the workers and the outcomes of their work.
The overseer took the blame for the decrease in production last quarter.
Pro Tip 1/2Workplace Hierarchy
The term 'overseer' suggests a position of authority within a job setting, indicating someone watches over the work.
As the new factory overseer, she checked on the assembly line’s productivity.
Pro Tip 2/2Responsibility Implication
'Overseer' implies responsibility for the performance of the workers and the outcomes of their work.
The overseer took the blame for the decrease in production last quarter.
Pro Tip 1/2Workplace Hierarchy
The term 'overseer' suggests a position of authority within a job setting, indicating someone watches over the work.
As the new factory overseer, she checked on the assembly line’s productivity.
Pro Tip 2/2Responsibility Implication
'Overseer' implies responsibility for the performance of the workers and the outcomes of their work.
The overseer took the blame for the decrease in production last quarter.
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The breathtaking courage...
Even as a small child, Minty was hired out to different owners, who subjected her to whippings and punishment. Young Minty’s life changed forever on an errand to a neighborhood store. There, an overseer threw a two-pound weight at a fugitive enslaved person, missed, and struck Minty instead. Her injury caused her to experience sleeping spells,
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Help discover ancient...
"Overseer of the Treasury." I began to have hope. Maybe, just maybe we would find his name. For the ancient Egyptians, having their name last for eternity was their goal. And then one day, this appeared.
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Builders of the Pyramids...
tombs suggests these were built for senior workers the inscriptions detail the jobs they help we can see titles of people like the overseer of the craftsman the
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The breathtaking courage...
Even as a small child, Minty was hired out to different owners, who subjected her to whippings and punishment. Young Minty’s life changed forever on an errand to a neighborhood store. There, an overseer threw a two-pound weight at a fugitive enslaved person, missed, and struck Minty instead. Her injury caused her to experience sleeping spells,
Video examples
Help discover ancient...
"Overseer of the Treasury." I began to have hope. Maybe, just maybe we would find his name. For the ancient Egyptians, having their name last for eternity was their goal. And then one day, this appeared.
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Builders of the Pyramids...
tombs suggests these were built for senior workers the inscriptions detail the jobs they help we can see titles of people like the overseer of the craftsman the
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Quote examples
Robert Glasper
American Musician
People don't know that the very reason the police were made was to oversee slaves; they would be called overseers, and if a slave got out of line or tried to break away and escape, these were the people to hold them in and bring them back.
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Kate Herron
Basically, Marvel always have an executive on every film. So we had Kevin Wright. And there's kind of a Kevin Wright on every production that is essentially your producer, but they're also the Marvel gatekeeper, I guess, or the overseer.
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Dianne Feinstein
American Politician
Congressional overseers and the public must be given appropriate insight into government activities as well as their legal rationale to ensure America's values are being upheld and our interests advanced.
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Robert Grosseteste
English Statesman
And be careful of this, that each day at your meals you have two overseers over your household when you sit at meals, and of this be sure, that you shall be very much feared and reverenced.
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Edmund Phelps
American Economist
In countries operating a largely capitalist system, there does not appear to be a wide understanding among its actors and overseers of either its advantages or its hazards.
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Richard Corliss
American Writer
In the greed-is-good tradition of the 'Harry Potter' and 'Twilight' movie franchises, the overseers of 'The Hunger Games' have split the last book into two films.
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David Rockefeller
American Businessman
Harvard has played an important role in my life. I was a student, Class of 1936, and I've been on the board of overseers. My experiences there shaped who I am.
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John Lithgow
American Actor
I was on the Harvard board of overseers for six years, between 1989 and 1995.
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Robert Glasper
American Musician
People don't know that the very reason the police were made was to oversee slaves; they would be called overseers, and if a slave got out of line or tried to break away and escape, these were the people to hold them in and bring them back.
Quote examples
Kate Herron
Basically, Marvel always have an executive on every film. So we had Kevin Wright. And there's kind of a Kevin Wright on every production that is essentially your producer, but they're also the Marvel gatekeeper, I guess, or the overseer.
Quote examples
Dianne Feinstein
American Politician
Congressional overseers and the public must be given appropriate insight into government activities as well as their legal rationale to ensure America's values are being upheld and our interests advanced.
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Robert Grosseteste
English Statesman
And be careful of this, that each day at your meals you have two overseers over your household when you sit at meals, and of this be sure, that you shall be very much feared and reverenced.
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Edmund Phelps
American Economist
In countries operating a largely capitalist system, there does not appear to be a wide understanding among its actors and overseers of either its advantages or its hazards.
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Richard Corliss
American Writer
In the greed-is-good tradition of the 'Harry Potter' and 'Twilight' movie franchises, the overseers of 'The Hunger Games' have split the last book into two films.
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David Rockefeller
American Businessman
Harvard has played an important role in my life. I was a student, Class of 1936, and I've been on the board of overseers. My experiences there shaped who I am.
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John Lithgow
American Actor
I was on the Harvard board of overseers for six years, between 1989 and 1995.
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