overseer Definition
over·seer (ō′vər sē′ər)
noun
one who watches over and directs the work of others; supervisor
overseer Synonyms
overseer Usage Examples
Converse of object
- appoint: These divisions have four overseers appointed annually, with a permanent assistant overseer.
- pay: The Overseers paid for the poor in other ways than through the workhouse.
- say: Ordered that the said late Overseers do forthwith pay the s d Ballance to M r.
- become: Nicholls became an overseer for the parish between around 1821 and 1823.
- name: The library was originally established by an overseer named Mr Stirling, who was a famous mathematician.
- have: Each parish had overseers who could levy a poor rate to raise money to give to the poor.
Converse of subject
make: We understand that the appeal made by the overseers of Selby in July against the proposed increase in the County rate has been successful.
Adjective modifier
- salaried: In 1704 six sidesmen were chosen to assist the churchwardens and an additional, salaried, overseer was appointed in 1782.
- assistant: The ground floor offices are occupied by the rate collectors and assistant overseers.
- un: Asked whether the UN oil overseers had consulted with SOMO over the proposed changes, he replied: " Not at all.
- late: Francis Wigley the Late Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of S t.
- present: John Townsend the present Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of S t.
Noun used with modifier
- parish: However, the collection of the poor rate within each parish continued to be performed by parish overseers.
- oil: The Security Council agreed last week to receive weekly updates on oil prices from the oil overseers.
- assistant: These divisions have four overseers appointed annually, with a permanent assistant overseer.
Possessives
account: Sometimes the payment of poor rates is recorded in the overseers ' accounts or a separate Poor Rates book.
Preposition: of
- parish: Any person giving information to the overseers of the parish of Lawshall shall receive 2 guineas.
- poor: Overseers of the poor readily paid five shillings for a pair of wool cards to make the poor self-supporting.
- church: Dozens of potential full-time overseers of local churches here.
- work: March 1820 Carlisle Canal Was employed as overseer of works.
Browse dictionary entries near overseer
- ‹ oversee
- ‹ overseas cap
- ‹ overseas
- ‹ overscore
- ‹ overscale
- ‹ Overrun Error
- ‹ overrun
- ‹ overrule
- ‹ overripe
- ‹ overriding

