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manager

Syllabification: (man·ag·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈmanijər/
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Definition of manager

noun

  • a person responsible for controlling or administering all or part of a company or similar organization:the manager of a bar the sales manager
  • a person who controls the activities, business dealings, and other aspects of the career of an entertainer, athlete, group of musicians, etc.:she left it to her manager to deal with the canceled concerts
  • a person in charge of the activities, tactics, and training of a sports team:Frank Robinson became baseball’s first black manager
  • [with modifier] Computing a program or system that controls or organizes a peripheral device or process:a file manager

Derivatives

managership

Pronunciation: /-ˌSHip/
noun

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