Need another word that means the same as “overseer”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “overseer” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Overseer” are: superintendent, supervisor, foreman, forewoman, chargehand, team leader, controller, manager, manageress, line manager
Overseer as a Noun
Definitions of "Overseer" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “overseer” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A person who supervises others, especially workers.
- A person who directs and manages an organization.
Synonyms of "Overseer" as a noun (10 Words)
| chargehand | A worker, ranking below a foreman, in charge of others on a particular job. |
| controller | A mechanism that controls the operation of a machine. A temperature controller. |
| foreman | (in a law court) a person who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf. If you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman. |
| forewoman | (in a law court) a woman who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf. |
| line manager | A fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops. |
| manager | A person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff. She was a good manager and could make a meal out of nothing. |
| manageress | A female manager of a shop, restaurant, etc. |
| superintendent | (in the US) a high-ranking official, especially the chief of a police department. The superintendent registrar. |
| supervisor | A person who directs and oversees the work of a postgraduate research student. |
| team leader | Two or more draft animals that work together to pull something. |
Associations of "Overseer" (30 Words)
| accountant | A person whose job is to keep, inspect, and analyse financial accounts. |
| administrator | A person who dispenses or administers something. Hospital administrators. |
| assistant | A person who ranks below a senior person. My invaluable assistant. |
| banker | A financier who owns or is an executive in a bank. The horse should be a banker for him in the Members race. |
| bookkeeper | Someone who records the transactions of a business. The business had grown enough to justify hiring a bookkeeper. |
| boss | Excellent; outstanding. That was a real boss move on his part. |
| captain | Be the captain of a ship aircraft or sports team. All the boats are captained by professional sailors. |
| chief | An ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across the top of the shield. Chief among her concerns is working alone at night. |
| controller | A person who directs and restrains. The speed controller on his turntable was not working properly. |
| director | Member of a board of directors. The sales director. |
| employer | A person or firm that employs workers. The National Health Service was the largest employer in Europe. |
| examiner | Someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications. Exams are marked by external examiners. |
| foreman | A man who is foreperson of a jury. If you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman. |
| inspector | A police officer ranking below a chief inspector. A prison inspector. |
| leading | Having the leading position or higher score in a contest. The country s leading poet. |
| manager | (in the Houses of Parliament and the US Senate) a member of a committee appointed by one house to confer with a similar committee of the other house. She was a good manager and could make a meal out of nothing. |
| organizer | A person who arranges an event or activity. She was the organizer of the meeting. |
| paramount | More important than anything else; supreme. A paramount chief. |
| potentate | A monarch or ruler, especially an autocratic one. |
| producer | Something that produces. This microorganism is a producer of disease. |
| rudderless | Lacking a clear sense of one’s aims or principles. Today s leadership is rudderless. |
| scribe | A sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut. He scribed a note that he passed to Dan. |
| secretary | The principal assistant of a UK government minister or ambassador. She was secretary to David Wilby MP. |
| storekeeper | A shopkeeper. |
| superintend | Watch and direct. He superintended a land reclamation scheme. |
| superintendence | Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group. The school was under the superintendence of the nuns of the convent. |
| superintendent | A person who directs and manages an organization. The superintendent registrar. |
| supervise | Keep watch over (someone) in the interest of their or others’ security. The sergeant left to supervise the loading of the lorries. |
| supervision | Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group. He was placed under the supervision of a probation officer. |
| supervisor | A person who supervises a person or an activity. |
