Synonyms for overseer

Grammar : Noun

Spell : oh-ver-see-er, -seer

Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ vərˌsi ər, -ˌsɪər

Définition of overseer

Origin : late 14c., agent noun from oversee (v.).

noun person who supervises others' work

Example sentences :

"Let the men rest and thank the gods," he said to his overseer.
Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall

So I took her in, and the overseer said I was welcome to her.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

She was the overseer's cross; no one could help him bear it.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

The slaves sat round an overseer who shook the dozing and nudged the slow.
Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson

Don't she boss him round like the overseer on a cranberry swamp?
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Or ought this science to be the overseer and governor of all the others?
Extract from : « Statesman » by Plato

Once an overseer challenged him, demanding to know his business.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

The overseer bade him go to the devil, and get out of the plantation.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

When a Kaffir strikes a diamond, he gets a commission, and so does his overseer.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Where would be the use of farming the land by help of such an overseer?
Extract from : « The Economist » by Xenophon

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