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Definition of "overseer" []

  • One who keeps watch over and directs the work of others, especially laborers. (noun)
  • A supervisor or superintendent. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "overseer" in a sentence
  • "And their bailiff, a serf, or some overseer from the German natives, gets the peasant under his thumb again."
  • "The method of the overseer is short and simple: apart from considerations of morality, conscience, and divine retribution, it seemed a short road to the accomplishment of his purpose."
  • "Mr. L —, who for the last two years has been his own overseer, is also active and energetic, and busy from morning till night, and while superintending the management of the estate, is indefatigable and unceasing in his pastoral duties among the people."