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1. • • Definition of overseer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary overseer noun /ˈəʊvəsɪə (r)/ /ˈəʊvərsɪr/ (old-fashioned) a person whose job is to make sure that other workers do their work
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   What is overseer noun?

   • Definition of overseer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (old-fashioned) a person whose job is to make sure that other workers do their work Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   What does an overseer do?

   • An overseer is someone whose job is to make sure that employees are working properly. I was put in the tailor shop, and I loved it. I was promoted to overseer. If a person or organization is the overseer of a particular system or activity, they are responsible for making sure that the system or activity works properly and is successful.

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   What is the origin of the word Overseer?

   • The word overseer is derived from the English verb oversee. The earliest known use of the noun overseer is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). Overseer is formed within English by adding the ‑er suffix to oversee.

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   What is an overseer?

   • An overseer is a person with the role and responsibility to direct and manage. The term is also used for an officer in the ordnance department who superintends the artificers in the construction of works, etc. He is also called a superintendent. The style of an overseer is most frequently described as Big Beat.

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   The meaning of OVERSEER is a person who oversees others : a person with supervisory responsibilities. How to use overseer in a sentence.

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   Definition of overseer noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   OVERSEER definition: 1. a person whose job it is to make certain that employees are working or that an activity is being…. Learn more.

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   OVERSEER meaning: 1. a person whose job it is to make certain that employees are working or that an activity is being…. Learn more.

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   What does the noun overseer mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun overseer, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. overseer has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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   If a person or organization is the overseer of a particular system or activity, they are responsible for making sure that the system or activity works properly and is successful. ...the department's dual role as overseer of oil production and safety.

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   An overseer is a boss or manager. On a road crew that's busy fixing potholes, the overseer is the person who supervises the other workers.