manager
noun
man·ag·er
ˈma-ni-jər 
: one that manages: such as
a
: a person who conducts business or household affairs
He was promoted to manager last month.
b
: a person whose work or profession is management
c(1)
: a person who directs a team or athlete
the manager of a baseball team
(2)
: a student who in scholastic or collegiate sports supervises equipment and records under the direction of a coach
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Examples of manager in a Sentence
I'd like to speak to the manager, please.
He was promoted to manager last year.
The team's general manager acquired five new players for the upcoming season.
The manager decided to change pitchers in the eighth inning.
The actress recently fired her manager.
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My phone pings with an email from our building manager down in the city.
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Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Fortunately, hiring managers have begun to learn that, and degree requirements have been dropping in many fields.
—Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will undergo surgery on a hamstring and miss the rest of the season, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Tuesday.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Social services manager Bertha Manzanares follows with 28.73%.
—Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Fortunately, hiring managers have begun to learn that, and degree requirements have been dropping in many fields.
—Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will undergo surgery on a hamstring and miss the rest of the season, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Tuesday.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Social services manager Bertha Manzanares follows with 28.73%.
—Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manager. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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manager
noun
man·ag·er
ˈman-ij-ər
1
: a person who manages especially a business or household affairs
2
: a person who directs a team or an athlete
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