Manager

//ˈmæn.ɪ.d͡ʒə// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

    "Although they did not want to risk wasting money, faster-climbing managers did value generosity and fair-mindedness."

  2. 2
    (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team wordnet
  3. 3
    The head coach.
  4. 4
    someone who controls resources and expenditures wordnet
  5. 5
    An administrator, for a singer or group.
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  1. 6
    A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.

    "a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager"

Synonyms

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administratordirectoradministratoragentbankerbaron

Example

More examples

"Your technical manager arranged a meeting for 1:00 p.m. on April 6, but how about April 7, at 10:00 a.m.?"

Etymology

From manage + -er.

Related phrases

I want to speak to the manager haircutaccount managerassistant managerassistant stage managerbank managerboot managerbranch managercan I speak to the manager haircutcity managerco-managercommunity managercorpus manager

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