noun
manager
Someone responsible for directing a business, team, or activity.
The store manager assigns tasks and helps customers resolve problems.
Etymology
Manage comes from a word for handling. The agent ending identifies the person who handles the direction and organization of a team or activity.
More examples
- Ask the restaurant manager about reserving a private room.
- Our project manager keeps the work on schedule.
- Both managers meet weekly to discuss staffing needs.
Forms
manager · managers
manage verb — To direct or oversee work or operations.
managerial adjective — Relating to managers or their responsibilities.
Similar words
- supervisor
- Emphasizes directly overseeing employees and their daily work.
- administrator
- Emphasizes coordinating an organization's procedures, resources, and routine operations.
- director
- Often suggests higher-level authority over a department or organization.