Overseer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who directs and manages an organization

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚsˈiːɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəsˈiːəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəsˈiːəɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚsˈiːɚɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

superintendent

Word Forms

oversee	verb	watch and direct
superintend	verb	watch and direct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufseher

eine Person, die eine Organisation leitet und leitet

🇫🇷French

surveillant

une personne qui dirige et gère une organisation

🇪🇸Spanish

capataz

una persona que dirige y administra una organización

🇮🇹Italian

sorvegliante

una persona che dirige e gestisce un'organizzazione

🇳🇱Dutch

opzichter

iemand die een organisatie leidt en beheert

🇵🇹Portuguese

superintendente

uma pessoa que dirige e gerencia uma organização

🇷🇺Russian

надзиратель

человек, который руководит и управляет организацией

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओवरसियर

एक व्यक्ति जो किसी संगठन का निर्देशन और प्रबंधन करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অধ্যক্ষ

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি একটি সংস্থা পরিচালনা করেন এবং পরিচালনা করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

மேற்பார்வையாளர்

ஒரு நிறுவனத்தை இயக்கும் மற்றும் நிர்வகிக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పర్యవేక్షకుడు

ఒక సంస్థను నడిపించే మరియు నిర్వహించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

पर्यवेक्षक

एखादी व्यक्ती जी संस्था निर्देशित करते आणि व्यवस्थापित करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરીક્ષક

એક વ્યક્તિ જે સંસ્થાનું નિર્દેશન કરે છે અને તેનું સંચાલન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲ್ವಿಚಾರಕ

ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മേൽവിചാരകൻ

ഒരു സ്ഥാപനത്തെ നയിക്കുകയും നിയന്ത്രിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਸੀਅਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਦਾ ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼ਨ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نگران

ایک شخص جو کسی تنظیم کو ہدایت اور انتظام کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

监工

指导和管理组织的人

🇯🇵Japanese

監督者

組織を指揮し、管理する人

🇰🇷Korean

감독

조직을 지휘하고 관리하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người giám thị

một người chỉ đạo và quản lý một tổ chức

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ดูแล

บุคคลที่กำกับและจัดการองค์กร

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengawas

seseorang yang mengarahkan dan mengelola suatu organisasi

🇵🇭Filipino

tagapangasiwa

isang taong namamahala at namamahala sa isang organisasyon

🇲🇾Malay

pengawas

seseorang yang mengarah dan mengurus sesebuah organisasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المشرف

الشخص الذي يوجه ويدير المنظمة

🇮🇷Persian

ناظر

شخصی که یک سازمان را هدایت و مدیریت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

gözetmen

bir kuruluşu yöneten ve yöneten kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַשׁגִיחַ

אדם שמנהל ומנהל ארגון

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The primary meaning of 'overseer' is 'a person who directs and manages an organization'.

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