manager

noun
/ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/UK/ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/US/ˈmæˌne.dʒɜʳ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English manager From manage + -er.

  1. derived from -āriusbor
  2. derived from manegebor

Definitions

  1. A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports…

    A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

    • Although they did not want to risk wasting money, faster-climbing managers did value generosity and fair-mindedness.
    • And it was a fitting victory for Liverpool as Anfield celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of their legendary Scottish manager Bill Shankly.
  2. The head coach.

  3. An administrator, for a singer or group.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of…

      A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.

      • a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at manager. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at manager. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at manager

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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