Synonyms for manager
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Supervisor — A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team
supervisor, boss, administrator, superintendent, chief, overseer, officer, comptroller, foreman, head coach, head man, head, organizer, organiser UK, governor, master, controller, ruler, chieftain
2. Director
Other
agent, conductor, manageress dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
- n. 2
The head coach.
- n. 3
An administrator, for a singer or group.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- managers → supervisors, bosses, administrators, superintendents…
Example sentences
- boss Between you and me, he's in trouble with the boss.
- administrator A mysterious message came from the administrator.
- superintendent You must be referring to superintendent Yazid.
- supervisor His supervisor gave him a sterling recommendation.
- agent I know that Tom isn't a real estate agent anymore.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| manager | steady | |
| boss | rising | |
| administrator | falling | |
| superintendent | falling | |
| supervisor | falling | |
| agent | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- head1, boss1
- 5 letters
- chief1, coach1, agent2, ruler2
- 6 letters
- master2
- 7 letters
- officer3, foreman2, handler2
- 8 letters
- director3, governor3, overseer4
- 9 letters
- conductor3, organizer4, organiser, chieftain2
- 10 letters
- controller3, supervisor4, manageress
- 11 letters
- comptroller3
- 13 letters
- administrator5
- 14 letters
- superintendent5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agent2 = 2 syllables).