overseer

  • 21overseer of the poor — a person who is appointed or elected to take care of or to to assist the poor with money, supplies, or services furnished by public authority and whose duties are prescribed by local statutes * * * overseer of the poor, an officer of parish… …

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  • 22overseer — noun Date: 1523 supervisor, superintendent …

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  • 23overseer — noun One who oversees or supervises. A supervisor. Syn: administrator, foreman, chief, head, head man, controller, comptroller, organizer, superintenden …

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  • 24overseer — Synonyms and related words: Big Brother, auditor, boatswain, boss, chief, comptroller, controller, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman, gaffer, ganger, head, headman, inspector, manager, monitor, noncommissioned officer, overman,… …

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  • 25overseer — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. supervisor, manager, superintendent; see foreman . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Someone who directs and supervises workers: boss, director, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, head, manager, superintendent, supervisor,… …

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  • 26overseer — o|ver|seer [ˈəuvəsıə US ˈouvərsi:ər] n someone who is in charge of a project, group of workers etc, and who makes sure that the job is done properly = ↑supervisor …

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  • 27overseer — o|ver|se|er [ ouvər,siər ] noun count OLD FASHIONED someone whose job is to watch something in order to check that it works in the way it should …

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  • 28overseer — əʊvÉ™(r)sɪə(r) n. supervise, manage, inspect …

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  • 29overseer — n. Superintendent, inspector, supervisor, director, oversman …

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  • 30overseer — noun (C) someone in charge of a group of workers, who checks that their work is done properly …

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