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OVERSEER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for OVERSEER?

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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Overseer as a Noun
Definitions of "Overseer" as a noun
Synonyms of "Overseer" as a noun (10 Words)
Associations of "Overseer" (30 Words)

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.