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overlooker

overlooker noun: one who overlooks; a work supervisor.

Noun

overlooker (plural overlookers)

  1. One who overlooks; a work supervisor.
    • In the ring-room the overlooker would be about on a par with the carder or undercarder, but the jobbers would earn less than the strippers and grinders.1929, Great Britain. Industrial Health Research Board, Reports (issues 55-65, page 49)

Forms of overlooker

pluraloverlookers

Origin of overlooker

From overlook + -er.

Questions about overlooker

What does overlooker mean?
Overlooker means one who overlooks; a work supervisor.
What part of speech is overlooker?
Overlooker is a noun.
What is the plural of overlooker?
The plural of overlooker is overlookers.

Words near overlooker in the dictionary

  1. overlong vowel
  2. overlong vowels
  3. overlook
  4. overlookable
  5. overlooked
  6. overlooker
  7. overlookers
  8. overlooking
  9. overlooks
  10. overloop
  11. overlooped

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