The meaning of OVERSEER is a person who oversees others : a person with supervisory responsibilities. How to use overseer in a sentence.

Bosses & managers (Definition of overseer from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Overseer (rank), a rank in Arab armies. Many Holiness and Pentecostal denominations call senior church leaders "overseers" or "general overseers." This is a literal translation of the Greek …

OVERSEER definition: a person who oversees; supervisor; manager. See examples of overseer used in a sentence.

2 days ago · overseer (plural overseers) One who oversees or supervises. (historical) The manager of a plantation of slaves. quotations

If a person or organization is the overseer of a particular system or activity, they are responsible for making sure that the system or activity works well and is successful.

Definition of overseer noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define overseer. overseer synonyms, overseer pronunciation, overseer translation, English dictionary definition of overseer. n. 1. One who watches over and directs the work of others, …

An overseer is a boss or manager. On a road crew that's busy fixing potholes, the overseer is the person who supervises the other workers.

There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun overseer, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.