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man·ag·er  (mn-jr)
n.
1. One who handles, controls, or directs, especially:
a. One who directs a business or other enterprise.
b. One who controls resources and expenditures, as of a household.
2. One who is in charge of the business affairs of an entertainer.
3. Sports
a. One who is in charge of the training and performance of an athlete or a team.
b. A student who is in charge of the equipment and records of a school or college team.

manag·er·ship n.

manager [ˈmænɪdʒə]
n
1. (Business / Professions) a person who directs or manages an organization, industry, shop, etc.
2. (Business / Professions) a person who controls the business affairs of an actor, entertainer, etc.
3. (Business / Professions) (General Sporting Terms) a person who controls the training of a sportsman or team
4. a person who has a talent for managing efficiently
5. (Business / Professions) (Law) Law a person appointed by a court to carry on a business during receivership
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) a member of either House of Parliament appointed to arrange a matter in which both Houses are concerned
7. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a computer program that organizes a resource, such as a set of files or a database
managership  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.manager - someone who controls resources and expendituresmanager - someone who controls resources and expenditures
administrator, decision maker - someone who administers a business
bank manager - manager of a branch office of a bank
district manager - a manager who supervises the sales activity for a district
manageress - a woman manager
2.manager - (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a teammanager - (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
baseball coach, baseball manager - a coach of baseball players
basketball coach - a coach of basketball players
conditioner - a trainer of athletes
football coach - a coach of football players
hockey coach - a coach of hockey players
tennis coach - a coach of tennis players
trainer - one who trains other persons or animals

manager
noun supervisor, head, director, executive, boss (informal), governor, administrator, conductor, controller, superintendent, gaffer (informal, chiefly Brit.), proprietor, organizer, comptroller, overseer, baas (S. African) a retired bank manager
Translations
manager [ˈmænɪdʒəʳ] N [of firm, bank, hotel] → director(a) m/f, gerente mf; [of estate] → administrador(a) m/f; [of football team] → director(a) m/f técnico/a; [of restaurant, shop] → encargado/a m/f; [of farm] → capataz(a) m/f, mayoral(a) m/f; [of actor, singer] → representante mf, mánager mf; [of boxer] → mánager mf
she's a good manageres buena administradora
see also sale B

manager [ˈmænɪdʒər] n
[business] → directeur/trice m/f
[institution] → administrateur/trice m/f
[football team] → directeur/trice m/f sportif/ive
(in company)responsable mf
[department, unit] → responsable mf, chef m
[hotel] → gérant(e) m/f
[artist] → impresario mf

manager
n (Comm etc) → Geschäftsführer(in) m(f), → Manager(in) m(f); (of restaurant)Geschäftsführer(in) m(f); (of smaller firm or factory)Betriebsleiter(in) m(f); (of bank, chain store)Filialleiter(in) m(f); (of department)Abteilungsleiter(in) m(f); (of estate etc)Verwalter(in) m(f); (Theat) → Intendant(in) m(f); (of hotel)Direktor(in) m(f); (of pop group, boxer etc)Manager(in) m(f); (of team)Trainer(in) m(f); sales managerVerkaufsleiter(in) m(f); publicity managerWerbeleiter(in) m(f); business manager (for theatre) → Verwaltungsdirektor(in) m(f); (of pop star etc)Manager(in) m(f)

manager [ˈmænɪdʒəʳ] n (gen) → direttore m; (of shop, restaurant) → gestore m, gerente m; (of football team, pop star, artiste) → manager m inv; (of estate) → amministratore m
sales manager → direttore m delle vendite

manager مدير, مديرة manažer, manažerka leder Betriebsleiter, Betriebsleiterin διευθυντής, διευθύντρια encargada, gerente johtaja, johtajatar gérant, gérante rukovoditelj, rukovoditeljica direttore, direttrice 女性経営者, 経営者 관리자, 여관리자 bestuurster, manager kvinnelig leder, leder kierowniczka, kierownik administradora, gerente управительница, управляющий chef, kvinnlig chef ผู้จัดการ, ผู้จัดการหญิง müdür bà giám đốc, người quản lý 女经理, 经理


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