overseer
/ˈəʊvəsɪə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈəʊvərsɪr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈō-vər-ˌsir ˈō-və-, -ˌsē-ər; ˌō-vər-ˈsir, ˌō-və-, -ˈsē-ər/ (ame, mw)
overseer — noun
- overseersingular
- overseersplural
1. someone appointed to watch over workers or an activity and make sure the work go
someone appointed to watch over workers or an activity and make sure the work goes the way it should — for example, a senior figure who walks the factory floor checking that machines run safely and on schedule.
Trang was hired as the overseer of the new factory floor in Hanoi.
pattern: be hired/appointed as the overseer of [place]
The overseer walked between the long rows of sewing machines, checking each worker's progress.
typical action verb: walked/moved between [workers]
Aarav reported the broken cooling pipe to the overseer before lunch.
On large nineteenth-century plantations, the overseer often carried a whip and a notebook.
Élise found the new overseer fair, though stricter than her old supervisor.
- supervisor
much more common in modern workplaces; neutral register
- foreman
specifically for a senior worker leading a manual or factory crew
- superintendent
more formal; often used for someone in charge of a building, project, or department
- subordinate
a worker reporting to the overseer
文法句型
the overseer of [organization/activity]
appointed/named/employed as overseer
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person formally appointed to a role; not used for casual or peer-level monitoring. Often carries a slightly old-fashioned or institutional tone compared with the everyday word 'supervisor'.