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overseer meaning in Punjabi

ਨਿਗਰਾਨ nigrān

/ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/

overseer in Punjabi: ਨਿਗਰਾਨ (nigrān). In English, overseer means the manager of a plantation of slaves.

Punjabi words for overseer

overseer, supervisor, controller, manager, caretaker, superintendent
ਨਿਗਰਾਨ nigrān

English meaning of overseer

  1. noun The manager of a plantation of slaves.
  2. noun An officer responsible for the care of the poor, making out lists of voters and those who had not paid taxes, etc.
  3. noun A critic.
  4. noun A bishop.

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Questions about overseer in Punjabi

What is the meaning of overseer in Punjabi?
Overseer in Punjabi is ਨਿਗਰਾਨ (nigrān).
overseer ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Overseer: ਨਿਗਰਾਨ (nigrān).
What does overseer mean in English?
Overseer means the manager of a plantation of slaves.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “overseer”: ਨਿਗਰਾਨ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: overseer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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