supervisor
noun
su·per·vi·sor
ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər 
: one that supervises
especially
: an administrative officer in charge of a business, government, or school unit or operation
Examples of supervisor in a Sentence
The supervisor fired him after he showed up at work drunk.
If you have a problem, go to your supervisor.
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Women composers and music supervisors did well this year, with female competitors in five of the seven music categories.
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Jon Burlingame, Variety, 15 July 2025
Music supervisor is a job that is part professional music nerd, part aural detective and part crate-digging business affairs exec.
—Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2025
His former supervisor, Yuri Bukhenik, was also reassigned in the wake of Read's second trial out of the homicide unit in Norfolk County and to an administrative post in Boston, according to Boston 25.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
The supervisor leads, supervises and directs multi-disciplinary team working on a variety of technical and analytical tasks related to grid resilience and reliability, demand flexibility, renewable energy and distributed energy resources.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
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Jon Burlingame, Variety, 15 July 2025
Music supervisor is a job that is part professional music nerd, part aural detective and part crate-digging business affairs exec.
—Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2025
His former supervisor, Yuri Bukhenik, was also reassigned in the wake of Read's second trial out of the homicide unit in Norfolk County and to an administrative post in Boston, according to Boston 25.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
The supervisor leads, supervises and directs multi-disciplinary team working on a variety of technical and analytical tasks related to grid resilience and reliability, demand flexibility, renewable energy and distributed energy resources.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for supervisor
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“Supervisor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervisor. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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supervisor
noun
su·per·vi·sor
ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər
: a person who supervises
especially
: an officer in charge of a unit or an operation of a business, government, or school
Legal Definition
supervisor
noun
su·per·vi·sor
ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər
: one that directs or oversees a person, group, department, organization, or operation
specifically
: the popularly elected chief administrative official of a township or other subdivision in some states of the U.S.
supervisorial
adjective
ˌsü-pər-ˌvī-ˈzōr-ē-əl
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