overseer

Main Entry:
overseer [oh-ver-see-er, -seer]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person who supervises others' work
Synonyms: executive, head, head honcho, manager, pit boss, straw boss, superintendent, supervisor
Main Entry: boss
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: manager over other employees
Synonyms: administrator, big cheese, big gun, big person, chief, chieftain, controller, director, dominator, employer, exec, executive, foreperson, head, head honcho, helmer, honcho, leader, overseer, owner, person in charge, superintendent, supervisor, taskperson, top dog, wheel
Antonyms: employee, worker
Main Entry: chief
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person in charge
Synonyms: big cheese, big gun, big wheel, bigwig, boss, captain, chieftain, commander, dictator, director, foreperson, general, governor, head, head honcho, head person, honcho, key player, leader, manager, monarch, overlord, overseer, president, principal, proprietor, ringleader, ruler, sovereign, superintendent, supervisor, suzerain, top brass, top cat
Antonyms: apprentice, employee, servant, subordinate, underling, worker
Main Entry: custodian
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: caretaker, maintenance person
Synonyms: Cerberus, baby sitter, bodyguard, claviger, cleaner, cleaning person, concierge, curator, escort, guardian, housesitter, keeper, maintenance person, manager, overseer, protector, sitter, steward, super*, superintendent, supervisor, swamper, warden, watchdog, watchperson
Main Entry: director
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: manager
Synonyms: administrator, big person, boss, chair, chief, controller, exec, executive, executive officer, governor, head, head honcho, helmer, key player, kingpin, leader, organizer, overseer, person upstairs, player, principal, producer, skipper, supervisor, top dog, top person
Main Entry: employer
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person, business who hires
Synonyms: CEO, CO, big shot, boss, businessperson, capitalist, chief, company, corporation, director, entrepreneur, establishment, executive, firm, front office, head, head honcho, juice*, kingpin, management, manager, manufacturer, meal ticket, organization, outfit, overseer, owner, patron, president, proprietor, slavedriver, superintendent, supervisor, workers big cheese
Main Entry: governor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person administrating government
Synonyms: administrator, boss, chief, chief of state, commander, comptroller, controller, director, executive, gubernatorial leader, guv, head, head honcho, leader, manager, overseer, presiding officer, ruler, superintendent, supervisor
Main Entry: guardian
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: keeper, protector
Synonyms: angel*, attendant, baby-sitter, bird dog, cerberus, champion, chaperon, chaperone, conservator, cop, curator, custodian, defender, escort, guard, keeper, nurse, overseer, paladin, patrol, preserver, safeguard, sentinel, shepherd, sitter, sponsor, superintendent, supervisor, trustee, vigilante, warden, watchdog
Notes: guardian is from Old French gardein 'protector, custodian,' while warden is from Old North French wardein 'guardian, custodian'; both words came from Frankish, represented by Old High German warten 'to watch, guard'
Main Entry: inspector
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: examiner
Synonyms: assessor, auditor, checker, controller, detective, investigator, monitor, overseer, police officer, private eye, reviewer, scrutinizer, sleuth, tester
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