manager
noun
man·ag·er
ˈma-ni-jər 
: one that manages: such as
a
: a person who conducts business or household affairs
He was promoted to manager last month.
b
: a person whose work or profession is management
c(1)
: a person who directs a team or athlete
the manager of a baseball team
(2)
: a student who in scholastic or collegiate sports supervises equipment and records under the direction of a coach
Examples of manager in a Sentence
I'd like to speak to the manager, please.
He was promoted to manager last year.
The team's general manager acquired five new players for the upcoming season.
The manager decided to change pitchers in the eighth inning.
The actress recently fired her manager.
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General manager Chris Drury has to make decisions involving his coach, his core and the players in supporting roles.
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Hall was also a program manager with the California State Department of Water Resources.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Manufacturing activity across the U.S. contracted in March after expanding in January and February, as measured by the ISM purchasing managers’ index.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Hertz shares surged more than 56% after hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman disclosed a stake in the rental car company.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Hall was also a program manager with the California State Department of Water Resources.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Manufacturing activity across the U.S. contracted in March after expanding in January and February, as measured by the ISM purchasing managers’ index.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Hertz shares surged more than 56% after hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman disclosed a stake in the rental car company.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for manager
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“Manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manager. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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manager
noun
man·ag·er
ˈman-ij-ər
1
: a person who manages especially a business or household affairs
2
: a person who directs a team or an athlete
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