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SUPERVISOR Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word supervisor. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word supervisor. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for SUPERVISOR

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administrator
nounn
noun

• someone who administers a business

• the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor

• someone who manages a government agency or department

boss
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who exercises control over workers

• a person responsible for hiring workers

• a person who exercises control and makes decisions

• a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments

• a circular rounded projection or protuberance

adjective satellite

• exceptionally good

verb

• raise in a relief

captain
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

• the naval officer in command of a military ship

• a policeman in charge of a precinct

• an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

• the leader of a group of people

• the pilot in charge of an airship

• a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

verb

• be the captain of a sports team

caretaker
nounn
noun

• a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)

• an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily

chief
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who is in charge

• a person who exercises control over workers

• the head of a tribe or clan

adjective satellite

• most important element

controller
nounn
noun

• someone who maintains and audits business accounts

• a person who directs and restrains

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

director
nounn
noun

• someone who controls resources and expenditures

• member of a board of directors

• someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show

• the person who directs the making of a film

• the person who leads a musical group

executive
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.

noun

• a person responsible for the administration of a business

• persons who administer the law

• someone who manages a government agency or department

foreman
nounn
noun

• a person who exercises control over workers

• a man who is foreperson of a jury

handler
verb, nounv, n
noun

• one who trains or exhibits animals

• an agent who handles something or someone

• (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

head
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

• a single domestic animal

• that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

• a person who is in charge

• the front of a military formation or procession

• the pressure exerted by a fluid

• the top of something

• the source of water from which a stream arises

• (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

• the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

• the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head

• a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

• the educator who has executive authority for a school

• an individual person

• a user of (usually soft) drugs

• a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

• a rounded compact mass

• the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container

• the part in the front or nearest the viewer

• a difficult juncture

• forward movement

• a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

• the subject matter at issue

• a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

• the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint

• that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

• (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

• (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head

• the striking part of a tool

• (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

• a projection out from one end

• a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

• oral stimulation of the genitals

verb

• to go or travel towards

• be in charge of

• travel in front of; go in advance of others

• be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• take its rise

• be in the front of or on top of

• form a head or come or grow to a head

• remove the head of

inspector
nounn
noun

• a high ranking police officer

• an investigator who observes carefully

leader
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who rules or guides or inspires others

• a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers

manager
nounn
noun

• someone who controls resources and expenditures

• (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

monitor
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

• someone who supervises (an examination)

• someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

• display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

• electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

• a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

• any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

verb

• keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

• check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

overseer
nounn
noun

• a person who directs and manages an organization

superintendent
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who directs and manages an organization

• a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

executive program
nounn
noun

• a program that controls the execution of other programs

supervisory program
nounn
noun

• a program that controls the execution of other programs

Best Hypernyms For SUPERVISOR

Here is a list of related hypernyms for supervisor, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (17)
administrator boss chief controller coordinator director executive head higher-up leader manager overseer program programme superintendent superior superordinate
Phrases (2)
computer programcomputer programme

Alternatives for ADMINISTRATOR

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