supervisor

noun
/ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/UK/ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/US

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century C.E.; from Middle English supervisor, supervisour, supervysor, supervysour, from Latin supervīsor, from supervideō, in turn from super + videō. By surface analysis, supervise + -or.

  1. derived from supervīsor
  2. inherited from supervisor

Definitions

  1. A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other…

    A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.

    • Near-synonyms: superintendent, manager, boss, executive, overseer
    • Thus, today, even if the objective does seem "goalish," the supervisor assumes the problem inherent in trying to "accomplish" that goal will become clear to the librarian as the action plan evolves […]
    • The 1999 merger between Citibank (banking) and Travelers (insurance) created the model for megafinance and confirmed new challenges for supervisors.
  2. A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements…

    A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.

  3. In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called…

    In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A process responsible for managing other processes.

      • The clock burst which enables the supervisor to housekeep the console input and output and to change program status is currently set to 200 ms.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for supervisor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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