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Webster 1913 Edition
Overseer
Oˊver-seer′
,Noun.
One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor;
as, an
; specifically, one or certain public officers; overseer
of a millas, an
overseer
of the poor; an overseer
of highways.Webster 1828 Edition
Overseer
OVERSEE'R
,Noun.
1.
One who overlooks; a superintendent; a supervisor.2.
An officer who has the care of the poor or of an idiot, &c.Definition 2025
overseer
overseer
English
Noun
overseer (plural overseers)
- One who oversees or supervises. A supervisor.
Synonyms
- administrator – n.
- foreman – n.
- chief, head – n., head man
- controller OR comptroller – n.
- organizer – n.
- superintendent – n.
- supervisor – n.
- curator - n.
Derived terms
Translations
one who oversees
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