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manager.

A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/General-American[ˈmeə̯n.ə.d͡ʒɚ]General-American/mæːˈneː.dʒə(r)/India, North
  1. A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

  2. The head coach.

  3. An administrator, for a singer or group.

  4. A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.

    a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English manager From manage + -er.

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