overseer.
One who oversees or supervises.
Meaning & usage
One who oversees or supervises. The manager of a plantation of slaves.
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.
A critic.
A bishop.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English oversee 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 overseer From oversee + -er.
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