manager

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Etymology

From manage + -er.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈmæn.ɪ.d͡ʒə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈmæn.ə.d͡ʒɚ/, [ˈmeən.ə.d͡ʒɚ]

Noun

manager (plural managers)

1. (management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

   Synonyms: administrator, boss, chief, controller, comptroller, foreman, head, head man, overseer, organizer, superintendent, supervisor

2. (baseball, association football) The head coach.
3. (music) An administrator, for a singer or group.
4. (software) A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.

   a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager

Related terms

• manage
• management
• manageress
• managerial

Translations

• French: (of a business) directeur, (of a restaurant, etc.) gérant, (of a sports team, etc) manager, chef, responsable
• German: Direktor, Direktorin, Manager, Managerin, Verwalter, Verwalterin
• Italian: direttore, capo, responsabile, gestore, allenatore
• Portuguese: gerente, gerenciador (chiefly Brazil), chefe
• Russian: ме́неджер
• Spanish: director, gerente, gestor, jefe

Translations

• Italian: impresario
• Portuguese: empresário
• Russian: импреса́рио
• Spanish: representante

Translations

• French: gestionnaire
• Italian: gestore
• Russian: ме́неджер
• Spanish: administrador

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