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supervisor

su·per·vi·sor

UK/ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/ US/ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/ fairly common us

noun

1.

one who supervises or has charge and direction of

2.

a program that controls the execution of other programs

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Origin

Attested since the 15th century C.E.; from Middle English supervisor, supervisour, supervysor, supervysour, from Latin supervīsor, from supervideō, in turn from super + videō. By surface analysis, supervise + -or.

Phrases

  • script supervisor

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