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Synonyms of supervisor

5 similar words

Another word for supervisor is manager. Other synonyms of supervisor are boss and executive.

Synonyms and similar words for supervisor

nounA person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations...

  • superintendent
  • managerA person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
  • bossOne who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
  • executiveA process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor.
  • overseer

Meaning of supervisor

  1. noun A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
  2. noun A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
  3. noun In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.

Full definition of supervisor

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Questions about synonyms of supervisor

What is another word for supervisor?
Supervisor has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as manager, boss and executive.
What does supervisor mean?
Supervisor means a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: supervisor (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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