Dictionary

overseer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree English oversee Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English overseer From oversee + -er.

Meanings

1. (historical) One who oversees or supervises. ▸ The manager of a plantation of slaves.
   • It is often deemed advisable to knock a man slave down, in order to tie him, but it is considered cowardly and inexcusable, in an overseer, thus to deal with a woman. 1855, Frederick Douglass, chapter 3, in My Bondage and My Freedom. […], New York; Auburn, N.Y.: Miller, Orton & Mulligan […], →OCLC:
2. (historical) One who oversees or supervises. ▸ An officer responsible for the care of the poor, making out lists of voters and those who had not paid taxes, etc.
3. (obsolete) A critic.
4. (obsolete, qualifier:Tyndale Bible; also puristic; Tyndale Bible; also puristic) A bishop.

Forms

Deriveds

overseerism · suboverseer · overseeress · overseership

Descendants

basja · officier · obasía · basya

Synonyms

controller · curator · head · supervisor · comptroller · administrator · chief · superintendent · head man · organizer · foreman

Translations (93)

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