An overseer is someone whose job is to make sure that employees are working properly.
I was put in the tailor shop, and I loved it. I was promoted to overseer.
2. countable noun [usually with poss]
If a person or organization is the overseer of a particular system or activity, they are responsible for making sure that the system or activity works properly and is successful.
...the department's dual role as overseer of oil production and safety. [+ of]
More Synonyms of overseer
overseer in British English
(ˈəʊvəˌsiːə)
noun
1. Also called (less commonly): overlooker
a person who oversees others, esp workmen
2. British history
short for overseer of the poor; a minor official of a parish attached to the workhouse or poorhouse
overseer in American English
(ˈoʊvərˌsiər)
noun
one who watches over and directs the work of others; supervisor
Examples of 'overseer' in a sentence
overseer
Jensen as an overseer and he brought some of his men along to help make trouble--damage equipment, spoil wine--things like that.
Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE (2002)
(noun)
Officials agreed to appoint a federal overseer to run the agency's daily business.
Synonyms
supervisor
a full-time job as a supervisor at a factory
manager
a retired bank manager
chief
The new leader is the deputy chief of the territory's defence force.
boss (informal)
He cannot stand his boss.
master
My master ordered me to deliver the message.
inspector
The mill was finally closed down by safety inspectors.
superior
my immediate superior
administrator
He worked for 34 years as an administrator with the company.
steward
a steward to manage the place
superintendent
superintendent of the bank's East African branches
gaffer (informal, mainly British)
The gaffer told me I would be playing on Saturday.
or woman or person">foreman or woman or person
Without Steve as site foreman, the project would have been impossible.
super (informal)
Seeforeman
Nearby words of
overseer
overrun
overseas
oversee
overseer
overshadow
oversight
oversized
Synonyms of 'overseer'
overseer
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of foreman
Definition
a person who supervises other workmen
Without Steve as site foreman, the project would have been impossible.
Synonyms
supervisor,
steward,
controller,
superintendent,
director,
manager,
chief,
boss (informal),
governor,
inspector,
administrator,
gaffer (informal, British),
overseer
in the sense of gaffer
Definition
a boss or foreman
The gaffer told me I would be playing on Saturday.
Synonyms
boss,
manager,
supervisor,
superintendent,
chief (informal),
ganger (British),
foreman,
super (informal),
overseer
in the sense of inspector
Definition
an official who checks that things or places meet certain regulations and standards
The mill was finally closed down by safety inspectors.
Synonyms
examiner,
investigator,
supervisor,
monitor,
superintendent,
auditor,
censor,
surveyor,
scrutinizer,
checker,
overseer,
scrutineer
in the sense of manager
Definition
a person who manages an organization or business
a retired bank manager
Synonyms
supervisor,
head,
director,
executive,
boss (informal),
governor,
administrator,
conductor,
controller,
superintendent,
gaffer (informal, British),
proprietor,
organizer,
comptroller,
overseer,
sherang (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of master
Definition
the man who has authority over others, such as the head of a household, the employer of servants, or the owner of slaves or animals
My master ordered me to deliver the message.
Synonyms
lord,
ruler,
commander,
chief,
director,
manager,
boss (informal),
head,
owner,
captain,
governor,
employer,
principal,
skipper (informal),
controller,
superintendent,
overlord,
overseer
in the sense of steward
Definition
a person who administers someone else's property
a steward to manage the place
Synonyms
custodian,
warden,
caretaker,
curator,
keeper,
guardian,
watchdog,
superintendent (US),
protector,
warder,
watchman,
overseer
in the sense of superintendent
Definition
a person who directs and manages an organization or office
superintendent of the bank's East African branches