a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
2.
Education. an official responsible for assisting teachers in the preparation of syllabuses, in devising teaching methods, etc., in a department of instruction, especially in public schools.
3.
(in some U.S. states) the chief elected administrative officer of a township, who is often also a member of the governing board of the county.
Origin
1425-75;late Middle English < Medieval Latinsupervīsor, equivalent to supervid-, stem of supervidēre to supervise + -tor-tor, with dt > s
Related forms
supervisorship, noun
presupervisor, noun
Examples from the web for supervisor
If you work long enough in the adjunct business, you will at some point clash with a supervisor.
To receive the certificate, please fill out the following information and return it with your witness and supervisor forms.
Whoever did the interview needs their supervisor to talk to them.
In theory, a single supervisor should improve accountability and make it easier to move resources around.
The robot froze, sending an image to its human supervisor.
With some help from the building supervisor and a little elbow grease, they constructed a proper white-walled lab.
Collaborate with supervisor of student vocal accompanists.
Evaluations by a supervisor can be highly subjective.
Her supervisor had insisted she get a signature since the parcel was actually addressed to someone else.
When a police supervisor was unsatisfied with his detective's first attempt at a whitewash, he rewrote it to make it smoother.
British Dictionary definitions for supervisor
supervisor
/ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə/
noun
1.
a person who manages or supervises
2.
a foreman or forewoman
3.
(in some British universities) a tutor supervising the work, esp research work, of a student
4.
(in some US schools) an administrator running a department of teachers
5.
(in some US states) the elected chief official of a township or other subdivision of a county
6.
(obsolete) a spectator
Derived Forms
supervisorship, noun
Word Origin and History for supervisor
n.
"one who inspects and directs the work of others," mid-15c., from Medieval Latin supervisor, agent noun from supervidere (see supervise).