overseer

C1 FREQ #29582

n. 监督, 工头 [经] 管理人, 监督, 盘工

发音

US /ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/

词形变化

overseers 复数 overseers

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    One who oversees or supervises.

    The manager of a plantation of slaves.

    历史
  2. 2.

    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.

    历史
  3. 3.

    A critic.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

superintendent

上位词 1

supervisor

下位词 1

ramrod

词源

From oversee + -er.

来源：wiktionary