Wordfinder

Overseer definition

ōvər-sēər
overseers
Frequency:
One who watches over and directs the work of others, especially laborers.
noun
6
2
One who watches over and directs the work of others; supervisor.
noun
4
0
A supervisor or superintendent.
noun
3
1
noun
2
0
Advertisement

Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
overseer
Plural:
overseers

Overseer Sentence Examples

  • In 1884-1890 he was an overseer of Harvard College.

  • Bancroft was "the chief overseer" of the authorized version of the Bible.

  • The system had an office, Overseer of the Poor, in each of 1,500 parishes.

  • Besides these officials there are generally to be found in New England a county school superintendent and an overseer of roads.

More sentences

Related articles

Also Mentioned In

Words near overseer in the Dictionary