supervisor

== English == === Alternative forms === supervisour (obsolete) === Etymology === Attested since the 15th century C.E.; from Middle English supervisor, supervisour, supervysor, supervysour, from Latin supervīsor, from supervideō, in turn from super + videō. By surface analysis, supervise +‎ -or. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/, enPR: so͞op′ərvīz'ər (US) IPA(key): /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/ === Noun === supervisor (plural supervisors) (management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities. Near-synonyms: superintendent, manager, boss, executive, overseer A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them. (US) In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors. (computing) A process responsible for managing other processes. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “supervisor”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === proviruses == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˌsu.pər.biˈzu] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌsu.pər.viˈzo] IPA(key): (Central) [ˌsu.pər.biˈzo] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌsu.peɾ.viˈzoɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˌsu.per.biˈzo] === Noun === supervisor m (plural supervisors, feminine supervisora, feminine plural supervisores) supervisor ==== Related terms ==== supervisar supervisió === Further reading === “supervisor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “supervisor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “supervisor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From super- +‎ visor. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: su‧per‧vi‧sor === Noun === supervisor m (plural supervisores, feminine supervisora, feminine plural supervisoras) (management) supervisor === Further reading === “supervisor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “supervisor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /supeɾbiˈsoɾ/ [su.peɾ.β̞iˈsoɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: su‧per‧vi‧sor === Noun === supervisor m (plural supervisores, feminine supervisora, feminine plural supervisoras) supervisor handler (e.g., a secret agent's handler) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “supervisor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025