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su·per·vi·sor
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌvīzə(r) also ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from supervisus + Latin -or
1. : one that supervises a person, group, department, organization, or operation: as
a. : such a person having authority delegated by an employer to hire, transfer, suspend, recall, promote, assign, or discharge another employee or to recommend such action
b. : the popularly elected chief administrative official of a township or other county subdivision in some states of the United States
c. : roadmaster 1
d. : an officer of a school system who assists and supervises teachers in curriculum planning and methods of instruction or in the teaching of a special subject
< supervisor of music >
< art supervisor >
2. obsolete : onlooker, spectator
3. archaic : one who reads over especially a book for correction : reviser |