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overseer

/ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
over-seer
IPA
/ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who oversees or supervises.

noun

One who oversees or supervises.

noun

A critic.

Obsolete

noun

A bishop.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English oversee Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English overseer From oversee + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overseers (plural)

Derived Forms

overseeress overseerism overseership suboverseer

Synonyms

administrator chief comptroller controller curator foreman head head man organizer superintendent supervisor

Rhymes With

kia thier freer meer nier heer dier melchior vanier sightseer prieur farrior

Questions

How do you pronounce overseer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/.
What does overseer mean?
One who oversees or supervises.
Where does overseer come from?
Etymology tree English oversee Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English overseer From oversee + -er.

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